Apt definition
Exactly suitable; appropriate.
An apt reply.
adjective
Quick to learn or understand.
An apt student.
adjective
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Apartment.
abbreviation
Suited to its purpose; appropriate; fitting.
An apt remark.
adjective
Tending or inclined; likely.
Apt to rain.
adjective
Quick to learn or understand.
An apt student.
adjective
(archaic) Ready; prepared.
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Apartment.
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Tonight there’s a full moon, which is apt, since the election night will bring out the lunatics.
adjective
Having a natural tendency; inclined.
She is apt to take offense easily.
adjective
The definition of apt is something a person might have a tendency to do.
An example of someone who is apt to lie is a politician.
adjective
Apt means someone who is extraordinarily smart or is quick to learn or understand.
An example of someone who is apt is an insightful student.
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Apt is defined as a response or result that is likely, expected or anticipated.
An example of something that is apt to be addictive is cigarette smoking.
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Other Word Forms
Adjective
Base Form:
apt
Comparative:
apter
Superlative:
aptestOrigin of apt
- 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
- 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”).
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