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adecuado — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adequate adjective Enough to meet a need or requirement; sufficient.
  • appropriate adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
  • commensurate adjective Matching something else in size, degree or importance; in proportion to it.
  • fit adj Physically healthy and in good shape.
  • fitting adj Appropriate or suitable for the occasion.
  • meet verb To come face to face with someone, whether by chance or by arrangement.
  • proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
  • seemly adj Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
  • suitability noun The quality of being suitable.
  • suitable adjective Right or appropriate for a particular purpose, person, or occasion.

Senses

adecuado is used for these senses in English:

  • adequate Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
  • appropriate Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.
  • commensurate Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.
  • fit Suitable; proper
  • fitting Appropriate; suitable.
  • proper Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable. [13th c.]
  • seemly Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
  • suitability The quality of being suitable.

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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