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ap·ro·pos A0386600 (ăp′rə-pō′)adj. Fitting and to the point. See Synonyms at relevant.adv.1. At an appropriate time; opportunely.2. By the way; incidentally: Apropos, where were you yesterday?prep. With regard to; concerning: Apropos our date for lunch, I can't go.
[French à propos : à, to (from Old French a, from Latin ad; see ad-) + propos, purpose (from Latin prōpositum, from neuter past participle of prōpōnere, to intend; see propose).]apropos (ˌæprəˈpəʊ) adjappropriate; pertinentadv1. appropriately or pertinently2. by the way; incidentally3. apropos of (preposition) with regard to; in respect of[C17: from French à propos to the purpose]ap•ro•pos (ˌæp rəˈpoʊ)
adv. 1. at the right time; opportunely. 2. by the way. adj. 3. being appropriate and timely: apropos remarks. Idioms: apropos of, with reference to: apropos of your idea. [1660–70; < French à propos literally, to purpose < Latin ad prōpositum] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | apropos - of an appropriate or pertinent natureappropriate - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"malapropos - of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature | | Adv. | 1. | apropos - at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos"timely, well-timed, seasonably | | 2. | apropos - introducing a different topic; in point of fact; "incidentally, I won't go to the party"by the bye, by the way, incidentally |
apropospreposition concerning, about, re, regarding, respecting, on the subject of, in respect of, as to, with reference to, in re, in the matter of, as regards, in or with regard to All my suggestions apropos the script were accepted.adjective1. appropriate, right, seemly, fitting, fit, related, correct, belonging, suitable, relevant, proper, to the point, apt, applicable, pertinent, befitting, apposite, opportune, germane, to the purpose It was a verse from the book of Job. Very apropos.apropos of nothing arbitrarily, randomly, for no reason, irrelevantly Suddenly, apropos of nothing, he said, 'You're such an optimist.'aproposadjectiveRelated to the matter at hand:applicable, apposite, germane, material, pertinent, relevant.Idiom: to the point.Translationsà proposà propos deкстатиподходящийуместноуместныйвовремяaproposenUK
apropos ofRegarding; with respect to; referring to. From the French à propos, meaning "to purpose." Apropos of the decision reached at this morning's board meeting, I think we should move ahead with the staff reduction directly. And then he just punched Jeremy in the face, apropos of nothing!See also: apropos, ofapropos of nothingOf an action or something said, for no reason or with no relation to the immediate conversation, as of a non-sequitur. We were talking about our weekend plans when Ed asked, apropos of nothing, if we could show him how to sew a button.See also: apropos, nothing, ofapropos ofConcerning, in connection with, as in Apropos of keeping in touch, I haven't heard from her in months. This idiom was a borrowing of the French à propos de ("to the purpose of") in the 17th century. At first it was used without of and meant "fitting" or "opportune," as in Their prompt arrival was very appropos. By the 1700s it was also being used with of, as in the current idiom, for "concerning" or "by way of." See also: apropos, ofapropos of nothing having no relevance to any previous discussion or situation.See also: apropos, nothing, ofAPROPOS
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Synonyms for aproposprep concerningSynonyms- concerning
- about
- re
- regarding
- respecting
- on the subject of
- in respect of
- as to
- with reference to
- in re
- in the matter of
- as regards
- in or with regard to
adj appropriateSynonyms- appropriate
- right
- seemly
- fitting
- fit
- related
- correct
- belonging
- suitable
- relevant
- proper
- to the point
- apt
- applicable
- pertinent
- befitting
- apposite
- opportune
- germane
- to the purpose
phrase apropos of nothingSynonyms- arbitrarily
- randomly
- for no reason
- irrelevantly
Synonyms for aproposadj related to the matter at handSynonyms- applicable
- apposite
- germane
- material
- pertinent
- relevant
Synonyms for aproposadj of an appropriate or pertinent natureRelated WordsAntonymsadv at an opportune timeSynonyms- timely
- well-timed
- seasonably
adv introducing a different topicSynonyms- by the bye
- by the way
- incidentally
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