proper
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- adjective
- /ˈprɑːpər/
- But today, Taiwan has finally developed the proper economic and social base for successful democracy.
- proper functioning
- proper operation
- proper development
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Watch on YouTubeIt's like that's a proper, proper athlete.
- It's like that's a proper, proper athlete.
- Oh, I really like to do like proper power ballads.
- I I thought Italy would be like a real proper challenge with new language.
- Like your old man, proper traveller, where did he grow up?
- Going from being being segregated, can't go to proper schools, can't vote.
- That night I had the first proper sleep of the whole challenge.
- The issue is the proper issue is this.
- So it's going to be a proper climbing dirt back trip.
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OK, I decided to record a proper tour of the house.
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So the point is that proper balance is the key.
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And of course it's got proper feet on the end now.
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"For tonight," Adam said, "we have a proper dinner and early to bed."
Fiction book (1991) -
I've never been on a proper ship like a cruise before.
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Now, Jajuan will remain in our custody until you can pay for proper child care.
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In essence, the debate is about the proper object and method of Christian ethics or moral theology.
Academic text (1990) -
The psychologist, as an expert, provides the answers and offers the proper tools to improve parenting skills.
Academic text (2011) -
To perform well on the exam, I need to study in a proper environment without distractions.
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She wore a proper dress for the formal dinner, complete with heels and elegant jewelry.
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- Specialized
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4.9
A name for a specific person, place, or thing that we write with a capital letter
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Etymology
Proper also kept a sense of being 'complete' or 'real' from Latin proprius 'one's own', so a 'proper' meal is a full, real meal with what it should have. That's why we use proper to mean complete or normal for a type of thing.