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PROPER definition: 1. real, satisfactory, suitable, or correct: 2. showing standards of behaviour that are socially…. Learn more.
Something proper is correct or right. There's a proper fork to use for salad, and a proper way to dress for a wedding. Things that are proper fit the situation — they're the right thing to do, because of custom or manners. A swear word is the opposite of proper language.
The proper thing is the one that is correct or most suitable. The Supreme Court will ensure that the proper procedures have been followed. He helped to put things in their proper place.
1. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting: the proper knife for cutting bread; not a proper moment for a joke. 2. Called for by rules or conventions; correct: the proper form for a business letter. 3. Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly: a proper lady; a proper gentleman. 4. a.
proper. adjective. /ˈprɒpə (r)/ /ˈprɑːpər/ Idioms. [only before noun] (especially British English) right, appropriate or correct; according to the rules. We should have had a proper discussion before voting. Please follow the proper procedures for dealing with complaints.
PROPER definition: 1. correct or suitable: 2. real and satisfactory: 3. socially acceptable: . Learn more.
Proper definition: adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable. See examples of PROPER used in a sentence.
Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting. The proper knife for cutting bread; not a proper moment for a joke. American Heritage. Specially adapted or suitable to a specific purpose or specific conditions; appropriate. The proper tool for a job. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Called for by rules or conventions; correct.
proper meaning, definition, what is proper: right, suitable, or correct: Learn more.
PROPER meaning: 1 : correct according to social or moral rules; 2 : behaving in a way that is correct according to social or moral rules
