Apt Definition

ăpt
adjective
apter, aptest
Exactly suitable; appropriate.
An apt reply.
American Heritage
Suited to its purpose; appropriate; fitting.
An apt remark.
Webster's New World
Having a natural tendency; inclined.
She is apt to take offense easily.
American Heritage
Tending or inclined; likely.
Apt to rain.
Webster's New World
Quick to learn or understand.
An apt student.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Apartment.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Apt

Adjective

Base Form:
apt
Comparative:
apter
Superlative:
aptest

Origin of Apt

  • From Old French apte, from Latin aptus, from obsolete apere (“to fasten, to join, to fit”), akin to apisci (“to reach, attain”); compare with Greek ἅπτειν (ἅptein, “to fasten”) and Sanskrit आप्त (āpta, “fit”), from आप् (āp, “to reach, attain”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French apte from Latin aptus past participle of apere to fasten

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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