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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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"

  2. 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"

  3. apt, cleveradjective

    mentally quick and resourceful

    "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

  4. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. aptadjective

    Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar.

  4. aptnoun

    apartment

  5. Etymology: From apte, from aptus, from obsolete apere, akin to apisci; compare with Greek ἅπτειν and Sanskrit आप्त, from आप्.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. Aptadjective

    fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate

  2. Aptadjective

    having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; -- used of things

  3. Aptadjective

    inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of persons

  4. Aptadjective

    ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar

  5. Aptverb

    to fit; to suit; to adapt

  6. Etymology: [L. aptare. See Aptate.]

Wikidata

  1. 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

  1. 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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  1. APT

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. 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 »

  1. ATP

  2. Pat

  3. pat

  4. PTA

  5. TAP

  6. tap

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of APT in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of APT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of APT in a Sentence

  1. Misha Eliasziew:

    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.

  2. Nathaniel Hawthorne:

    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.

  3. Jane Austen, Mansfield Park:

    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.

  4. William Adams:

    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.

  5. Sir Robert Hutchison:

    Vegetarianism is harmless enough, although it is apt to fill a man with wind and self-righteousness.

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Translations for APT

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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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