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find appropriate

[/faɪnd əˈproʊpriət/]
verb phrase
achar apropriado; considerar apropriado
1. to consider something suitable, fitting, or proper for a particular purpose or situation
I find this solution appropriate for our needs.
Acho esta solução apropriada para nossas necessidades.
2. to judge or deem something as acceptable or suitable
The committee did not find the proposal appropriate.
O comitê não achou a proposta apropriada.
Synonyms
deem suitableconsider fittingjudge appropriatethink properregard as suitable
Antonyms
find inappropriateconsider unsuitabledeem unfitjudge improper

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
achar apropriado; considerar apropriado
Most common usage in Brazil
Portugal
considerar apropriado; julgar apropriado
Slightly more formal preference
General
encontrar apropriado
Alternative construction less commonly used

Related Idioms & Phrases

find it appropriate
find something appropriate to the occasion
find appropriate measures
deem it fit and proper
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