proper
part of speech
adjective (proper, more proper, most proper)
meaning for a pupil
1) Right, correct or suitable for the situation: "the proper way to hold a pencil". tree →
2) Real, true: "a proper meal", not just a snack. tree →
3) Polite and well-behaved, following the rules of good manners. tree →
4) In maths, a proper fraction is one where the top number is smaller than the bottom number. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah things have their own proper place and order, such as the sun and moon in their orbits. Readers see this as showing God's careful design of the world. In the primary lessons: In everyday life "proper" tells you the right way or the right thing: proper clothes for the weather, proper equipment for safety. In maths, a proper fraction is less than one whole, like 3/4. In grammar, a proper noun is the name of a particular person, place or thing and starts with a capital letter. Phrases: proper noun, proper fraction, the proper way, proper manners, a proper meal.
examples
- Magnificence, which emanate from its own proper essence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- Because it regulates the motions of the Sun and Moon in their proper order, each in an orbit convenient for it. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- But it is proper to assume, tliat they may have been known to a few learned men long before they began to be widely used. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Wear proper shoes for the hike. tree →
- Put the toys back in their proper place. tree →
- "London" is a proper noun, so it starts with a capital letter. tree →
- 3/4 is a proper fraction. tree →
- After the snack we had a proper dinner. tree →
- It is proper to say thank you. tree →
- Use the proper tool for the job. tree →
- That is the proper way to fight. tree →
note
The adverb is "properly": "Wash your hands properly." The opposite is "improper". Proper noun: Sydney, Mia, Monday — capital letter; common noun: city, girl, day. Proper fraction: numerator smaller than denominator, so its value is less than 1; an improper fraction such as 7/4 is 1 or more. In British speech "proper" can also mean "really": "a proper mess".
In the corpora
- Rules and laws are shared agreements; people follow them even when they dislike them, and change bad ones through proper ways.
- Death hoaxes about famous people spread fast because they are shocking; check a proper news site before believing or sharing one.
- Before believing a shocking story, look it up on a proper news site, and check its date.
- Pets need proper food made for their kind; rich human food, like a cat eating lasagne, can make them ill.
- Mother Jaguar: «Everything has its proper name.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «proper» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.