proper

Examples

• All

• He didn't go through the proper protocols.

• Every animal in its proper place.

  Babe (1995)

• There is no established procedure that will tell us the proper name of the agent.

  Academic text (2011)

• Keep the testing program in the proper perspective and not as a threat to teachers or students.

  Academic text (1990)

• Let's call the distance the proper distance from the horizon.

• Please, we have another meeting at Kromer Camp at 4:00 p.m. lf we can deal with these matters separately and in the proper order.

  Beyond Borders (2003)

• Both reports emphasized that hatcheries were not the proper vehicle for enhancing natural lobster stocks.

  Academic text (1999)

• To ensure success, it is important to follow the proper guidelines outlined in the manual.

• We need to take the proper steps to resolve this issue before it escalates.

• Make sure to install the equipment at the proper location to avoid any complications.

Idioms

P

prim and proper

3 7.0

Very formal and correct in clothes and manners, often strict and stiff

G

good and proper

• Informal

1 6.2

Completely and in the right way

Compounds

P

proper training

7 3.4

Teaching that gives the skills someone needs to do a job safely and correctly

P

proper name

• Specialized

4 4.9

A name for a specific person, place, or thing that we write with a capital letter

P

proper noun

• Specialized

1 2.1

A name for a specific person, place, or organization

P

proper fraction

• Specialized

3.3

A fraction with a top number smaller than the bottom number

Surface Forms

Etymology