apropos
11apropos of — variant UK US Main entry: apropos …
12Apropos — (French for about à propos ) may refer to: *an application used in Call centers to manage calls *a Unix program *a rootkit created by 121Media to install adware …
13Apropos — (frz., spr. póh), zu rechter Zeit; auch: Da fällt mir eben ein! Als Substantiv: guter Einfall …
14apropos — 1660s, opportunely (adv.), from Fr. à propos to the purpose, from propos purpose, plan, from L. propositium purpose, pp. of proponere to set forth, propose (see PROPOUND (Cf. propound)). Meaning as regards is 1761, from French. As an adjective,… …
15apropos — apposite, pertinent, *relevant, germane, applicable, material Analogous words: pat, timely, opportune, *seasonable: appropriate, fitting, *fit, suitable, apt, proper, meet, happy Antonyms: unapropos …
16apropos — »nebenbei bemerkt, übrigens«: Das seit dem 17. Jh. zunächst mit der Bed. »zur Sache, zum behandelten Gegenstand« bezeugte Adverb ist aus frz. à propos »der Sache, dem Gegenstand, dem Thema angemessen« (zu frz. propos »Gespräch«) entlehnt …
17apropos — ► PREPOSITION ▪ with reference to. ORIGIN French à propos …
18apropos — [[t]æ̱prəpo͟ʊ[/t]] 1) PREP Something which is apropos, or apropos of, a subject or event, is connected with it or relevant to it. [FORMAL] All my suggestions apropos the script were accepted... George Orwell once asked, apropos of publishers, Why …
19apropos — 1 adverb, preposition apropos of used to introduce a new subject that is connected with something just mentioned: He had nothing to say apropos of the latest developments. | apropos of nothing (=not connected with your previous conversation):… …
20apropos — adj. & adv. adj. 1 to the point or purpose; appropriate (his comment was apropos). 2 colloq. (often foll. by of) in respect of; concerning (apropos the meeting; apropos of the talk). adv. 1 appropriately (spoke apropos). 2 (absol.) by the way;… …
