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apropos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apropos adj Fitting or relevant to the situation at hand.
  • by the way adverb Used to introduce a remark that is not part of the main subject, or to add a piece of information as an aside.
  • incidentally adverb Used to introduce a side remark, loosely connected to what was just said.

Senses

apropos is used for these senses in English:

  • by the way (conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.
  • incidentally (speech act, conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way.
  • speaking of (colloquial, disjunct) Speaking of which; relatedly, used to introduce a related topic.

apropos — full definition

  1. adj Fitting or relevant to the situation at hand.
  2. prep Regarding; concerning.

by the way — full definition

  1. adverb Used to introduce a remark that is not part of the main subject, or to add a piece of information as an aside.
  2. adverb Used to raise something that is in fact important, while framing it casually.

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