English
Etymology
French apte, Latin aptus, from obsolete apere, "to fasten, to join, to fit", akin to apisci "to reach, attain": compare with Gr. ���ειν (haptīn) "to fasten" and Sanskrit �प�त (�pta) "fit", from �प� (�p) "to reach, attain".
Pronunciation
IPA|/æpt/
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rhymes|æpt
Adjective
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- Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.
#: Tonight there�s a full moon, which is apt, since the election night will bring out the lunatics.
- Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards—used of persons or things.
#: This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of its leaves by a leaf-cutting ant.
- Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar.
#: An apt wit. —Johnson.
#: (Although I) live a thousand years, I shall not find myself so apt to die. —Shakespeare
Synonyms
disposed, predisposed, inclined, liable, tending towards
appropriate, suitable, meet
fit, qualified
prompt, quick
ready
Translations
trans-top|Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate
Finnish: sopiva, omiaan (to sth)
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German: geeignet, passend
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trans-top|Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards
German: geneigt
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trans-top|Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert
Finnish: pystyvä, lahjakas, kyvykäs
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Derived terms
adept
aptitude
inept
Related terms
aptly
aptness
Anagrams
ATP
pat
PTA
tap
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