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apt (English)

Etymology

From - apte|lang=fr, from - aptus|lang=la, from obsolete - |to fasten, to join, to fit|lang=la, akin to - |to reach, attain|lang=la; compare with Greek - |tr=haptīn|to fasten|lang=el and Sanskrit - |tr=āpta|fit|lang=sa, from - |tr=āp|to reach, attain|lang=sa.

Pronunciation

  • /æpt/

  • en-us-apt.ogg
  • Rhymes: æpt

    • Adjective

    er|more

    fit|Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.

  • Tonight there’s a full moon, which is apt, since the election night will bring out the lunatics.

    • of persons or things

    Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.

  • This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of its leaves by a leaf-cutting ant.

    • ready|Ready; especially fitted or qualify|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

    split by senses

  • disposed, predisposed, inclined, liable, tending_towards
  • appropriate, suitable, meet
  • fit, qualified
  • prompt, quick
  • ready
  • See also Wikisaurus:skillful

    • Derived terms

  • aptly
  • aptness

    • Related terms

  • adept
  • aptitude
  • attitude
  • inept

    • Translations

    fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate

  • Bulgariska - уместен
  • Bulgariska - подходящ
  • Holländska - passend
    • , gepast, toepasselijk
  • Finnish: sopiva, omiaan (to sth)
  • Tyska - geeignet
    • , passend
  • Japanese: 適切(てきせつ, tekisetsu)
  • Manx - cooie
  • Rumänska - potrivit
    • , apt
  • Russian: подходящий, соответствующий
  • Spanska - apto
    • , apropiado, acertado, oportuno
  • Svenska - passande

    • having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards

  • Bulgariska - склонен
  • Holländska - geneigd
  • Finska - omiaan
  • Tyska - geneigt
  • Ryska - склонный

    • ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert

  • Bulgariska - способен
  • Bulgariska - възприемчив
  • Holländska - pienter
    • , fit, slim
  • Finnish: pystyvä, lahjakas, kyvykäs

    • io

    : apta

    Anagrams

  • ATP#English|ATP, Pat#English|Pat, pat#English|pat, PTA#English|PTA, TAP#English|TAP, tap#English|tap

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