Apropos Definition

ăprə-pō
adjective
Fitting and to the point.
American Heritage
Fitting the occasion; relevant; apt.
Webster's New World

Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.

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By the way, incidental.

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adverb
At an appropriate time; opportunely.
American Heritage
At the right time; opportunely.
Webster's New World
By the way; incidentally.
Apropos, where were you yesterday?
American Heritage
By the way.
Webster's New World

Timely; at a good time.

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preposition
With regard to; concerning.
Apropos our date for lunch, I can't go.
American Heritage
In connection with; with regard to.
Webster's New World
Regarding or concerning.
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Origin of Apropos

  • French à propos à to (from Old French a) (from Latin ad ad–) propos purpose (from Latin prōpositum) (from neuter past participle of prōpōnere to intend propose)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French à propos ("on that subject").

    From Wiktionary

Apropos Sentence Examples

  • Apropos of this law the Rabbinical arguments are worth noticing.

  • He found time also to write elaborate articles on French history and Greek history in the Edinburgh Review apropos of Michelet, Guizot and Grote, besides some less elaborate essays.

  • It no doubt acquired Roman citizenship in 49 B.C., and became a municipium; and is mentioned two years later apropos of a dispute between the citizens and their slaves.

  • Apropos of hostility towards Samaria, it is singular that the term of reproach, " Cutheans," applied to the Samaritans is derived from Cutha, the famous seat of the god Nergal, only some 25 m.

  • Past performances have included Katy Perry (2010), Usher (2008), Spice Girls (2007), and who can forget Justin Timberlake's apropos presentation of "Sexy Back" in 2006?

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