Definition of appropriate

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
• take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
• suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"