apt
[ apt ]
/ æpt /
adjective
inclined; disposed; given; prone: too apt to slander others.
likely: Am I apt to find him at home?
unusually intelligent; able to learn quickly and easily: an apt pupil.
suited to the purpose or occasion; appropriate: an apt metaphor; a few apt remarks on world peace.
Archaic. prepared; ready; willing.
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Origin of apt
1350–1400; Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Latin aptus fastened, fitted, fitting, appropriate, equivalent to ap- fasten, attach + -tus past participle suffix
synonym study for apt
4. Apt, pertinent, relevant all refer to something suitable or fitting. Apt means to the point and particularly appropriate: an apt comment. Pertinent means pertaining to the matter in hand: a pertinent remark. Relevant means directly related to and important to the subject: a relevant opinion.
usage note for apt
Some usage guides insist that apt followed by an infinitive can or should be used to mean only “inclined, disposed”: He is apt to ignore matters he regards as unimportant. In fact, apt is standard in all varieties of speech and writing as a synonym for likely in contexts that suggest probability without any implication of a natural disposition toward: Hostilities are apt to break out if the confrontation is not soon resolved. She is apt to arrive almost any time now. See also liable, likely.
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Definition for apt (2 of 2)
apt.
plural apts.
apartment.
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British Dictionary definitions for apt (1 of 2)
apt
/ (æpt) /
adjective
suitable for the circumstance or purpose; appropriate
(postpositive; foll by an infinitive) having a tendency (to behave as specified)
having the ability to learn and understand easily; clever (esp in the phrase an apt pupil)
Derived forms of apt
aptly, adverbaptness, nounWord Origin for apt
C14: from Latin aptus fitting, suitable, from apere to fasten
British Dictionary definitions for apt (2 of 2)
apt.
abbreviation for plural apts.
apartment
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