Sekirov Dictionary

apropos

UK /ˌæp.ɹəˈpəʊ/US /ˌæp.ɹəˈpoʊ/

adverb 3
adjective 2
noun 1
preposition 1
forms 4

adverb3

adjective2

•
Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.
- Nothing easier. I received not long ago a map from my friend, Augustus Petermann, at Leipzig. Nothing could be more apropos. — 1877
By the way, incidental.

noun1

(no longer used) Fittingness, pertinence.

preposition1

•
Regarding, concerning, in regard to, on the subject of.
- "Go on, Uncle Max," said Nora pleasantly. "I like to watch your exceptional mind at work. Apropos the disappearance of Geoffrey, and that big old lonely house, you were saying—?" — 1934

forms

more apropos · more àpropos · most apropos · most àpropos

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