aproposadv.adj.n.

/aprəˈpəʊ/

Forms: Also ‖ à propos.

Etymology: < French à propos (used in French as adverb, adjective, and noun), < à to + propos purpose, plan, < Latin prōpositum, past participle of prōpōnĕre to set forth, propose.

Const. to, of.

A. adv.

1. To the purpose; fitly, opportunely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adverb] > appositely

feelinglya1382

pertinentlyc1425

happily?1504

aptlya1529

punctually1570

pat1578

to scopea1616

appositely1633

apropos1668

felicitously1828

1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie 32 The French..use them with better judgment and more apropos.

1708 Addison in Duke of Manchester Court & Society Elizabeth to Anne (1864) II. 315 Stanhope and Earl arrived very àpropos.

1729 B. Mandeville Fable Bees ii. iv. 187 Men of prodigious Reading..who judge ill, and seldom say any thing a propos.

2. With regard to, in respect of, as suggested by. (French à propos de.) absol. (as introductory to an incidental observation or question): By the way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning

forasmuch1297

as to1340

as fora1393

nentesa1400

accordingc1430

as respects1543

in (also with) relation to1551

relatively1609

quoad1622

referently1650

on, upon the score (of)1651

on account of1653

schetically1678

with a view to1692

apropos1749

as regards1797

in the matter of1881

in aid of1918

wise1942

1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas III. ix. i. 187 But a-propos, Hast thou seen the girl?

1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 153 Apropos to which last, you will find inclosed [etc.].

1883 W. Black Shandon Bells xxxiii Suddenly, and à propos of nothing, asking him how it was possible for a man to have three godmothers.

B. adj.

To the point or purpose; having direct reference to the matter in hand; pertinent, opportune, ‘happy’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > apt or apposite

happya1400

germanea1525

conferent?1541

well-applieda1586

nicking1598

apt1600

punctual1609

apposite1621

collineant1638

pat1647

apropos1691

felicitous1789

treffend1850

bang on1936

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 44 It is certainly..a propos what he had said before in that Page.

1730 J. Southall Treat. Buggs 20 The thought was à propos.

1738 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. vi. 154 A Tale extreamly à propos.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iii. vii. 83 Isn't there a passage in Spix apropos to this?

C. n.

An opportune or pertinent occurrence (obsolete); pertinency.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or fortuitous event > coincidence

coincidencea1682

apropos1783

happenstance1857

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > aptness or appositeness

rightness?a1425

aptnessa1538

happiness1550

felicity1605

aptitude1643

patness1653

appositeness1664

apropos1860

1783 European Mag. 3 246 A greater apropos than this happened from mere accident.

1860 Edinb. Rev. No. 225. 96 Few men..have described what they have seen with more apropos.

Phrases

à propos de bottes [French, lit. = ‘with regard to boots’] , without serious motive, without rhyme or reason.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > chance [phrase] > without cause or reason

without reasona1387

à propos de bottes1757

1757 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 23 Sept. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2242 À propos de bottes, for I am told he always wears his; was his Royal Highness very gracious to you or not?

1845 Q. Rev. 76 533 The first introduces that prince—very much àpropos de bottes—for the purpose of denying that he had any party.

1925 A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves i. i. 9 She would remember an ancient floater—just like that, à propos de bottes.

1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days (1935) xviii. 225 This was àpropos de bottes, but the subject needed no introduction.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	apropos
释义	aproposadv.adj.n. /aprəˈpəʊ/ Forms: Also ‖ à propos. Etymology: < French à propos (used in French as adverb, adjective, and noun), < à to + propos purpose, plan, < Latin prōpositum, past participle of prōpōnĕre to set forth, propose. Const. to, of. A. adv. 1. To the purpose; fitly, opportunely. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adverb] > appositely feelinglya1382 pertinentlyc1425 happily?1504 aptlya1529 punctually1570 pat1578 to scopea1616 appositely1633 apropos1668 felicitously1828 1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie 32 The French..use them with better judgment and more apropos. 1708 Addison in Duke of Manchester Court & Society Elizabeth to Anne (1864) II. 315 Stanhope and Earl arrived very àpropos. 1729 B. Mandeville Fable Bees ii. iv. 187 Men of prodigious Reading..who judge ill, and seldom say any thing a propos. 2. With regard to, in respect of, as suggested by. (French à propos de.) absol. (as introductory to an incidental observation or question): By the way. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning forasmuch1297 as to1340 as fora1393 nentesa1400 accordingc1430 as respects1543 in (also with) relation to1551 relatively1609 quoad1622 referently1650 on, upon the score (of)1651 on account of1653 schetically1678 with a view to1692 apropos1749 as regards1797 in the matter of1881 in aid of1918 wise1942 1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas III. ix. i. 187 But a-propos, Hast thou seen the girl? 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 153 Apropos to which last, you will find inclosed [etc.]. 1883 W. Black Shandon Bells xxxiii Suddenly, and à propos of nothing, asking him how it was possible for a man to have three godmothers. B. adj. To the point or purpose; having direct reference to the matter in hand; pertinent, opportune, ‘happy’. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > apt or apposite happya1400 germanea1525 conferent?1541 well-applieda1586 nicking1598 apt1600 punctual1609 apposite1621 collineant1638 pat1647 apropos1691 felicitous1789 treffend1850 bang on1936 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 44 It is certainly..a propos what he had said before in that Page. 1730 J. Southall Treat. Buggs 20 The thought was à propos. 1738 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. vi. 154 A Tale extreamly à propos. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iii. vii. 83 Isn't there a passage in Spix apropos to this? C. n. An opportune or pertinent occurrence (obsolete); pertinency. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or fortuitous event > coincidence coincidencea1682 apropos1783 happenstance1857 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > aptness or appositeness rightness?a1425 aptnessa1538 happiness1550 felicity1605 aptitude1643 patness1653 appositeness1664 apropos1860 1783 European Mag. 3 246 A greater apropos than this happened from mere accident. 1860 Edinb. Rev. No. 225. 96 Few men..have described what they have seen with more apropos. Phrases à propos de bottes [French, lit. = ‘with regard to boots’] , without serious motive, without rhyme or reason. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > chance [phrase] > without cause or reason without reasona1387 à propos de bottes1757 1757 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 23 Sept. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2242 À propos de bottes, for I am told he always wears his; was his Royal Highness very gracious to you or not? 1845 Q. Rev. 76 533 The first introduces that prince—very much àpropos de bottes—for the purpose of denying that he had any party. 1925 A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves i. i. 9 She would remember an ancient floater—just like that, à propos de bottes. 1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days (1935) xviii. 225 This was àpropos de bottes, but the subject needed no introduction. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adv.adj.n.1668
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