Definitions for apt
æptapt

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. APTadjective

   Etymology: aptus, Lat.

   1. Fit.

   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.

   2. Having a tendency to.

   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.

   3. Inclined to; led to.

   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.

   4. Ready; quick; as, an apt wit.

   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.

   5. Qualified for.

   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.

   1. To suit; to adapt.

   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.

   2. To fit; to qualify.

   The king is melancholy,
   Apted for any ill impressions. John Denham, Sophy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

   What does APT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the APT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

How to pronounce apt?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say apt in sign language?

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. Alane Masui:

   If we can make it more attractive or make it more enjoyable to use the light rail or bus, then people are more apt to use it.

2. Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:

   Jenny replied to this with a bitterness which might have surprized a judicious person, who had observed the tranquillity with which she bore all the affronts to her chastity; but her patience was perhaps tired out, for this is a virtue which is very apt to be fatigued by exercise.

3. Wystan Hugh Auden:

   The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.

4. Anthony Trollope:

   I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards -- When I find him to be envious, carping, spiteful, hating the successes of others, and complaining that the world has never done enough for him, I am apt to doubt whether his humility before God will atone for his want of manliness.

5. Kamala Harris:

   Joe Biden took the, I believe, right and courageous step to say that Senate rules should not get in the way of protecting the American people's access to the ballot. And Joe Biden compared this time to a previous time in our history, which is apt for comparison.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=apt
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Apt
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=apt
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apt
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=apt
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=apt
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html