apropose

[elorac holdstock]

Good Afternoon
I use a word in speach that I believe is spelt "apropose". I also believe I use the word correctly but would appreciate a definition please.

Thank you

[Casiopea]

Welcome, elorac holdstock.

There's no -e in apropos, and final -s is silent.

Click here: apropos - Definitions from Dictionary.com

[whatever_love_means]

Hello. Is this it?
ap·ro·pos (pr-p)
adj. Being at once opportune and to the point. See Synonyms at relevant.

adv. 1. At an appropriate time; opportunely.
2. By the way; incidentally: Apropos, where were you yesterday?

prep. With regard to; concerning: Apropos our date for lunch, I can't go.

[French à propos : à, to (from Old French a, from Latin ad-; see ad-) + propos, purpose (from Latin prpositum; see propose).]

apropos - definition of apropos by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

[BobK]

There's also a unix command, apropos, which calls for help text to do with whatever word you specify in the apropos command. This link has more information than any sane person could want:

UNIX man pages : apropos ()



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