English-Thai Dictionary

apropos

ADJ ที่ ถูก โอกาส  relevant apt ti-thuk-o-kad

 

apropos

ADV เหมาะกับ เวลา  opportunely moe-kab-we-la

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APROPOS

adv. ap'ropo. 1. Opportunely; seasonably.
2. By the way; to the purpose; a word used to introduce an incidental observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly belonging to the narration.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APROPOS

Ap "ro *pos `, a. & adv. Etym: [F. ad ) + propos purpose, L. proposium plan, purpose, fr. proponere to propose. See Propound. ]

 

1. Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable. A tale extremely apropos. Pope.

 

2. By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly belonging to the narration.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

apropos

ap ro pos |ˌaprəˈpō ˈˌæprəˈpoʊ | ▶preposition with reference to; concerning: she remarked apropos of the initiative, “It's not going to stop the abuse. ” ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] (apropos of nothing ) used to state a speaker's belief that someone's comments or acts are unrelated to any previous discussion or situation: Isabel kept smiling apropos of nothing. ▶adjective [ predic. ] very appropriate to a particular situation: the composer's reference to child's play is apropos. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French à propos ‘(with regard ) to (this ) purpose. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

apropos

apropos |ˌaprəˈpəʊ, ˈaprəpəʊ | ▶preposition with reference to; concerning: she remarked apropos of the initiative, ‘It's not going to stop the abuse ’. ▶adjective [ predic. ] very appropriate to a particular situation: the song feels apropos to a midnight jaunt. PHRASES apropos of nothing having no relevance to any previous discussion or situation. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French à propos ‘(with regard ) to (this ) purpose ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

apropos

apropos preposition he was asked a question apropos his resignation: with reference to, with regard to, with respect to, regarding, concerning, on the subject of, connected with, about, re. ▶adjective the word “conglomerate ” was decidedly apropos: appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apposite, apt, applicable, suitable, germane, fitting, befitting, material; right on. ANTONYMS inappropriate. PHRASES apropos of nothing apropos of nothing, she started speaking only in rhyme: irrelevantly, arbitrarily, at random, for no reason, illogically.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

apropos

apropos preposition value judgements apropos of particular works of art | he was asked a question apropos the recent resignation: with reference to, with regard to, with respect to, regarding, concerning, respecting, on the subject of, in the matter of, touching on, dealing with, connected with, in connection with, about, re; Scottish anent. PHRASES apropos of nothing suddenly, apropos of nothing, he asked, ‘What made you decide your engagement was a mistake? ’: irrelevantly, arbitrarily, at random, for no reason, illogically. ▶adjective the word ‘conglomerate ’ was decidedly apropos: appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apposite, apt, applicable, suitable, germane, material, becoming, befitting, significant, to the point /purpose; opportune, felicitous, timely. ANTONYMS inappropriate.

 

Duden Dictionary

apropos

ap ro pos , apro pos Adverb bildungssprachlich |aproˈpoː |französisch à propos = der Sache, dem Thema angemessen, zu: propos = Gespräch (sthema ), zu: proposer = vorschlagen übrigens; nebenbei bemerkt; da wir gerade davon sprechen das kostet eine Menge Geld – apropos Geld, ich muss ja noch zur Bank!

 

Spanish Dictionary

apropósito

apropósito nombre masculino Pieza teatral breve que trata un tema de actualidad .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

apropos

ap ro pos /æ̀prəpóʊ , ｟英 ｠-́--̀ /〖＜フランス 〗副詞 形容詞 適切に [な ], 都合よく [い ]; ところで . aprop ó s of A Aと [に関して ]言えば ▸ apropos of nothing 何の関係 [脈絡 ]もなく, だしぬけに