Polyglot Dictionary

angebracht

/ˈanɡəbʁaxt/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. appropriate

    Built from an- (at) + gebracht (brought).

    • Vorsicht ist hier angebracht.

      Caution is appropriate here.

Made of

  • an- at
  • gebracht brought

Similar words

sachgemäß

Close synonyms for "appropriate"; sachgemäß leans toward being done correctly according to proper procedure, angebracht is the more general word for fitting/suitable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apropriado

apropriado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "appropriate."

Practice

1 What does angebracht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vorsicht ist hier ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches angebracht?

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