apropos of
With respect to
Apropos of introduces what something relates to or is prompted by: Apropos of nothing, she mentioned she was moving to Spain.
The phrase often signals a topic shift or connects a remark to something previously mentioned: Apropos of your question about the budget, we need to discuss cuts.
Without "of," apropos alone means relevant or appropriate.
- with respect toAbout a topic
- with regard toConcerning a topic
- regardingOn the subject of
- concerningCausing worry or unease
- as toRegarding a topic
speaking of · on that note · about · by the way · incidentally · pertinent · relevance · vis-à-vis · appropriateness · respecting · applicable · as regards · on the subject of · over · touching · in relation to · as for · in terms of
relevance/connection
apropos ofregardless of
Without being affected by
irrespective of · apart from · aside from · notwithstanding · in spite of