Properly

//ˈpɹɑ.pɚ.li//

Synonyms for "properly" (216 found)

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Closest matches (44)

Adverb(2 words)
appropriatelybefittingly

Strong matches (64)

Related words (108)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

Antonyms

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Synonyms

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derived from

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related to

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Translations

57 translations across 28 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • كَمَا يَجِب adv (in a proper manner)
  • كَمَا يَنْبَغِي adv (in a proper manner)

Azerbaijani

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  • cabəca adv (in a proper manner)

Basque

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  • behar bezala adv (in a proper manner)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • както трябва adv (in a proper manner)
  • правилно adv (in a proper manner)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 好好兒地 /好好儿地 adv (in a proper manner)
  • 正確 /正确 adv (in a proper manner)
  • 適當地 /适当地 adv (in a proper manner)

Danish

1 entries
  • ordentligt adv (in a proper manner)

Esperanto

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  • dece adv (in a proper manner)

Finnish

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  • kunnolla adv (in a proper manner)
  • oikein adv (in a proper manner)

French

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  • convenablement adv (in a proper manner)
  • correctement adv (in a proper manner)
  • proprement adv (in a proper manner)

German

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  • ordentlich adv (in a proper manner)
  • ordnungsgemäß adv (in a proper manner)
  • richtig adv (in a proper manner)
  • vernünftig adv (in a proper manner)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰 adv (in a proper manner)

Greek

3 entries
  • δεόντως adv (in a proper manner)
  • καταλλήλως adv (in a proper manner)
  • σωστά adv (in a proper manner)

Hindi

2 entries
  • ठीक तरह से adv (in a proper manner)
  • ठीक से adv (in a proper manner)

Hittite

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  • 𒀀𒀀𒊏 adv (in a proper manner)

Hungarian

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  • megfelelően adv (in a proper manner)

Italian

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  • adeguatamente adv (in a proper manner)
  • ammodo adv (in a proper manner)
  • appuntino adv (in a proper manner)
  • con cognizione di causa adv (in a proper manner)

Japanese

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  • 適切に adv (in a proper manner)

Khmer

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  • យ៉ាងត្រឹមត្រូវ adv (in a proper manner)

Latin

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  • decōrē adv (in a proper manner)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • ordentlig adv (in a proper manner)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • propriamente adv (in a proper manner)

Russian

4 entries
  • до́лжным о́бразом adv (in a proper manner)
  • как сле́дует adv (in a proper manner)
  • пра́вильно adv (in a proper manner)
  • соотве́тственно adv (in a proper manner)

Sanskrit

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  • साधु adv (in a proper manner)

Spanish

3 entries
  • como corresponde adv (in a proper manner)
  • como es debido adv (in a proper manner)
  • como toca adv (in a proper manner)

Swedish

1 entries
  • ordentligt adv (in a proper manner)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • нале́жним чи́ном adv (in a proper manner)
  • належно adv (in a proper manner)
  • правильно adv (in a proper manner)
  • як слід adv (in a proper manner)

Urdu

1 entries
  • ٹھیک سے adv (in a proper manner)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • tử tế adv (in a proper manner)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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You've been properly led up the garden path.

Source: tatoeba (16417)

Musical talent can be developed if it's properly trained.

Source: tatoeba (25427)

Food must be chewed well to be digested properly.

Source: tatoeba (29934)

Mrs. Brown warned Beth that if she didn't eat properly she would be permanently overweight.

Source: tatoeba (31116)

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