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- pronunciation:
- pra
p
 r
li
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adverb |
| definition 1: |
If you do something properly, you do it the way people think is the best way of doing it or that evidence shows is the best way.
My aunt showed me how to set the table properly.If you don't eat properly, you could get sick.- similar words:
- well
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| definition 2: |
When something works properly, it works in the way it's supposed to. It works correctly.
Trevor's window doesn't close properly, so his room gets extra cold at night.- antonyms:
- wrong
- similar words:
- right
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| definition 3: |
If people behave properly, they behave in ways that many or most people think are good or polite.
Ariana's grandmother wants Ariana and her brother to behave properly in church.- similar words:
- right
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| related words: |
fair, fairly, right, well |
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