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Definitions for APT
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Princeton's WordNet
apt(p), disposed(p), given(p), minded(p), tending(p)adjective
(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
"he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"
apt(p), liable(p)adjective
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
"he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget"
apt, cleveradjective
mentally quick and resourceful
"an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker
apposite, apt, pertinentadjective
being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
"the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
Wiktionary
aptadjective
Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.
Tonight there's a full moon, which is apt, since the election night will bring out the lunatics.
aptadjective
Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.
This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of its leaves by a leaf-cutting ant.
aptadjective
Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar.
aptnoun
apartment
Etymology: From apte, from aptus, from obsolete apere, akin to apisci; compare with Greek ἅπτειν and Sanskrit आप्त, from आप्.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
APTadjective
Etymology: aptus, Lat.
This so eminent industry in making proselytes, more of that sex than of the other, groweth; for that they are deemed apter to serve as instruments in the cause. Apter they are through the eagerness of their affection; apter through a natural inclination unto piety; apter through sundry opportunities, &c. Finally, apter through a singular delight which they take in giving very large and particular intelligence how all near about them stand affected as concerning the same cause. Richard Hooker, Pr.
Things natural, as long as they keep those forms which give them their being, cannot possibly be apt or inclinable to do otherwise than they do. Richard Hooker.
You may make her you love, believe it; which, I warrant, she is apter to do, than confess she does. William Shakespeare, As you like it.
Men are apt to think well of themselves, and of their nation, of their courage and strength. William Temple.
One, who has not these lights, is a stranger to what he reads, and apt to put a wrong interpretation upon it. Joseph Addison, Spect.
Even those who are near the court, are apt to deduct wrong consequences, by reasoning upon the motives of actions. Jonathan Swift.
What we have always seen to be done in one manner, we are apt to imagine there was but that one way. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
I have a heart as little apt as yours,
But yet a brain that leads my use of anger
To better vantage. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.All that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. 2 Kings, xxiv. 16.
To Aptverb
Etymology: apto, Lat.
We need a man that knows the several graces
Of history, and how to apt their places;
Where brevity, where splendour, and where height,
Where sweetness is required, and where weight. Ben Jonson.The king is melancholy,
Apted for any ill impressions. John Denham, Sophy.
ChatGPT
apt
Apt is an adjective that describes something as being suitable or appropriate in a particular situation. It can also refer to a person's natural ability or tendency to learn or understand something quickly and easily.
Webster Dictionary
Aptadjective
fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate
Aptadjective
having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; -- used of things
Aptadjective
inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of persons
Aptadjective
ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar
Aptverb
to fit; to suit; to adapt
Etymology: [L. aptare. See Aptate.]
Wikidata
APT
APT is a 2006 South Korean horror film, directed, produced, and written by Ahn Byeong-ki and starring Ko So-young. It is based on a comic by Kang Full. The name APT is from the English word meaning apartment. The film had 644,893 admissions nationwide.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Apt
apt, adj. liable: ready for or prone to anything: prompt, open to impressions (with at).—adv. Apt′ly.—n. Apt′ness. [L. apt-us, fit, suitable, apposite; cog. with Gr. hapt-ein.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
APT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Apt is ranked #41100 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Apt surname appeared 530 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Apt.
92.6% or 491 total occurrences were White.
3.4% or 18 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
2.2% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.9% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Anagrams for APT »
ATP
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PTA
TAP
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of APT in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of APT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of APT in a Sentence
We know that malnutrition contributes to stunting and that stunting has negative long-term consequences. But. . . stunting is apt to be far more than a half inch to one inch.
In youth men are apt to write more wisely than they really know or feel and the remainder of life may be not idly spent in realizing and convincing themselves of the wisdom which they uttered long ago.
There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better: we find comfort somewhere.
Men moving only in an official circle are apt to become merely official -- not to say arbitrary -- in their ideas, and are apter and apter with each passing day to forget that they only hold power in a representative capacity.
Vegetarianism is harmless enough, although it is apt to fill a man with wind and self-righteousness.
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- склонен, възприемчив, уместен, способен, подходящBulgarian
- geneigt, passend, geeignetGerman
- κατάλληλοςGreek
- apropiado, acertado, oportuno, aptoSpanish
- omiaan, lahjakas, pystyvä, kyvykäs, sopivaFinnish
- apteFrench
- tráthúilIrish
- cooie, traaoilManx
- उपयुक्तHindi
- egna, egnetNorwegian
- fit, geneigd, gepast, passend, pienter, toepasselijk, slimDutch
- egnaNorwegian Nynorsk
- apt, potrivitRomanian
- соответствующий, склонный, способный, уместный, понятливый, подходящийRussian
- passandeSwedish
- مناسبUrdu
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