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apt¹ Definition

apt (apt)

adjective

  1. suited to its purpose; appropriate; fitting an apt remark
  2. tending or inclined; likely apt to rain
  3. quick to learn or understand an apt student
  4. Archaic ready; prepared

Etymology: ME & OFr apte < L aptus, pp. of apere < IE base *ap-, to grasp, reach > Gr haptein, to fasten

apt¹ Related Forms

aptly adverb apt·ness noun

apt² Definition

apt

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apt Synonyms

apt

modif.

  1. Quick to learn

    adept, quick, clever, bright; see able 1, clever 1, intelligent 1, quick 4.

  2. Inclined

    prone, tending, liable; see likely 4.

  3. Well-suited

    appropriate, suitable, proper; see fit 1, 2. See syn. study atfit, likely, quick.

apt Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • strangely: So the Saturday night screening would have been exciting anyway but it was made even more so by a strangely apt journey there.
  • particularly: The moon in Leo is particularly apt to be slow to get pregnant.
  • especially: It is especially apt that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
  • perfectly: The totally unexpected resolution is both shocking and perfectly apt.
  • rather: Grade II listed " With the rain pouring down my neck at the time, the drinking fountain seemed rather apt.
  • quite: Most of friends think that my interest is quite apt, most of them think I'm away with the fairies anyway!

Infinitive complement

  • mislead: The use of it, we might suppose, must be apt to mislead, or to be a stumbling-block.
  • forget: I am naturally a keen sportsman, and apt to forget both time and distance when pursuing game.
  • imagine: In his vanity, he is apt to imagine that all were made for him!
  • occur: Try to determine where errors are most apt to occur and how to avoid any trouble. i. Use a Logbook.
  • think: If a test fails the patient is only too apt to think that hypnosis will fail also.
  • fall: The one post ones are less reliable because they're more apt to fall over or change direction than these two post ones.

Modifies a noun

  • metaphor: It is an apt metaphor in which the whole concept of death is transformed.
  • analogy: A more apt analogy would be an aquarium or a zoo: a place for special trips.
  • description: What is the apt description of a human being?
  • quotation: These crucial sources are described and explained with the help of apt quotations from old documents and reproductions of maps, plans and pictures.
  • illustration: As a bonus, the points are illustrated through delightfully witty and apt illustration by Florence Clerc.
  • phrase: Somebody, to use an apt phrase adopted by Mr Roscoe, needed to hold the ring in managing the various interests.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Grade II listed " With the rain pouring down my neck at the time, the drinking fountain seemed rather apt.
  • prove: The focus on Ireland proved apt given that so much of what has gone on there provides lessons for elsewhere.

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