English-Thai Dictionary

apposite

ADJ เหมาะ  relevant appropriate mor

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APPOSITE

a.s as z. [L. appositus, set or put to, from appono, of ad and pono, to put or place. ] Suitable; fit; very applicable; well adapted; followed by to; as, this argument is very opposite to the case.

 

APPOSITELY

adv. Suitably; fitly; properly.

 

APPOSITENESS

n.Fitness; propriety; suitableness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APPOSITE

Ap "po *site, a. Etym: [L. appositus, p. p. of apponere to set or put to; ad + ponere to put, place. ]

 

Defn: Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case. -- Ap "po *site *ly, adv. -- Ap "po *site *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

apposite

ap po site |ˈapəzit ˈæpəzət | ▶adjective apt in the circumstances or in relation to something: an apposite quotation | the observations are apposite to the discussion. DERIVATIVES ap po site ly adverb, ap po site ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin appositus, past participle of apponere ‘apply, ’ from ad- ‘toward ’ + ponere ‘put. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

apposite

apposite |ˈapəzɪt | ▶adjective apt in the circumstances or in relation to something: an apposite quotation | the observations are apposite to the discussion. DERIVATIVES appositely adverb, appositeness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin appositus, past participle of apponere ‘apply ’, from ad- ‘towards ’ + ponere ‘put ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

apposite

apposite adjective an apposite caption accompanies each photo: appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, befitting; relevant, pertinent, appurtenant, to the point, applicable, germane, material, congruous, felicitous; formal ad rem. ANTONYMS inappropriate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

apposite

apposite adjective each chapter is prefaced by an apposite quotation: appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, befitting; relevant, pertinent, to the point, to the purpose, applicable, germane, material, congruous, felicitous; Latin ad rem; formal appurtenant. ANTONYMS inappropriate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

apposite

ap po site /ǽpəzɪt /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〈発言などが 〉 «…に » ぴったりの, 適切な (appropriate ) «to , for » ; 時宜にかなった .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞