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adjective
1.
inclined; disposed; given; prone: too apt to slander others.
2.
likely: Am I apt to find him at home?
3.
unusually intelligent; able to learn quickly and easily: an apt pupil.
4.
suited to the purpose or occasion; appropriate: an apt metaphor; a few apt remarks on world peace.
5.
Archaic. prepared; ready; willing.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin aptus fastened, fitted, fitting, appropriate, equivalent to ap- fasten, attach + -tus past participle suffix
1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin aptus fastened, fitted, fitting, appropriate, equivalent to ap- fasten, attach + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
apt·ly, adverb
apt·ness, noun
o·ver·apt, adjective
o·ver·apt·ly, adverb
o·ver·apt·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. liable. 2. See likely. 3. clever, bright; adaptable; handy, adroit, dexterous, skillful. 4. 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.
1. liable. 2. See likely. 3. clever, bright; adaptable; handy, adroit, dexterous, skillful. 4. 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.
Usage note
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.
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.
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apt (æpt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | suitable for the circumstance or purpose; appropriate |
| 2. | (postpositive; |
| 3. | having the ability to learn and understand easily; clever (esp in the phrase an apt pupil) |
| [C14: from Latin aptus fitting, suitable, from apere to fasten] | |
| 'aptly | |
| —adv | |
| 'aptness | |
| —n | |
| apt. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| apartment | |
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Word Origin & History
apt
late 14c., "suited, fitted, adapted," from L. aptus "fit, suited," pp. of *apere "to attach, join, tie to," from PIE base *ap- "to grasp, take, reach" (cf. Skt. apnoti "he reaches," L. apisci "to reach after, attain," Hitt. epmi "I seize"). Elliptical sense of "becoming, appropriate" is from 1560s; sense
of "habitually liable" is from 1520s.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
APT
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Example sentences
If you think a fact is conveniently available online, then, you may be less apt to learn it.
The cost is apt to be high, regardless.
And that may be reason to worry: totalitarian regimes close to demise are apt to get panicky and do rash things.
The word in question is almost obvious and often conventional, but invariably apt.
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