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passend — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apposite adjective Very suitable to the particular situation or point being made; strikingly to the point.
  • appropriate adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
  • apt adj Suitable or fitting for the situation.
  • complaisant adj Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable.
  • congenial adj Pleasant and easy to get along with; friendly.
  • felicitous adj Characterized by felicity.
  • fit adj Physically healthy and in good shape.
  • opportune adjective Well-timed or well-suited for a particular purpose.
  • seemly adj Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
  • suitable adjective Right or appropriate for a particular purpose, person, or occasion.

Senses

passend is used for these senses in English:

  • apposite Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
  • appropriate Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.
  • apt Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
  • complaisant Compliant.
  • congenial Suitable to one’s needs.
  • felicitous Appropriate, apt, fitting.
  • felicitous (linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context.
  • fit Suitable; proper

appropriate — full definition

  1. adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
  2. verb To take something for one's own use, often without permission.

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