Hear it pronouncedapt
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[ English
[ Etymology
From French apte < Latin aptus, from obsolete apere, "to fasten, to join, to fit", akin to apisci "to reach, attain": compare with Greek ἅπτειν (haptīn) "to fasten" and Sanskrit आप्त (āpta) "fit", from आप् (āp) "to reach, attain".
[ Pronunciation
- IPA: /æpt/
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- Rhymes: -æpt
[ Adjective
apt (comparative apter or more apt, superlative aptest or most apt)
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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
Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate
Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards
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Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert
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