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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024apt /æpt/USA pronunciation adj. - likely;
having a tendency:[be + ~ + to + verb]It's apt to be cold in the evenings. - being quick to learn;
bright: a very apt pupil. - suited to the purpose or occasion;
suitable: an apt metaphor.
apt•ly, adv. apt•ness, n. [uncountable]See -apt-.apt., an abbreviation of:- apartment.
-apt-, root. - -apt- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "fit, proper.'' This meaning is found in such words as: adapt, apt, aptitude, inept.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024apt (apt),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- Latin aptus fastened, fitted, fitting, appropriate, equivalent. to ap- fasten, attach + -tus past participle suffix
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English (1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged liable.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See likely.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clever, bright; adaptable; handy, adroit, dexterous, skillful.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fitting, meet, germane, felicitous. 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.
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. apt., pl. apts. - apartment.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: apt /æpt/ adj - suitable for the circumstance or purpose; appropriate
- (postpositive; followed 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)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin aptus fitting, suitable, from apere to fastenˈaptly adv ˈaptness n |