apt

apt

 (ăpt)

adj.

1. Exactly suitable; appropriate: an apt reply.

2. Having a natural tendency; inclined: She is apt to take offense easily. See Usage Note at liable.

3. Quick to learn or understand: an apt student.

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[Middle English, from Old French apte, from Latin aptus, past participle of apere, to fasten.]

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apt′ly adv.

apt′ness n.

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apt

(æpt)

adj

1. suitable for the circumstance or purpose; appropriate

2. (postpositive; foll by an infinitive) having a tendency (to behave as specified)

3. having the ability to learn and understand easily; clever (esp in the phrase an apt pupil)

[C14: from Latin aptus fitting, suitable, from apere to fasten]

ˈaptly adv

ˈaptness n

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apt

(æpt)

adj.

1. disposed; prone: too apt to slander others.

2. likely: Am I apt to find him at home?

3. being quick to learn; bright: an apt pupil.

4. suited to the purpose or occasion: an apt metaphor.

[1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin aptus fastened, prepared, suitable, orig. past participle of apere to fasten, attach]

apt′ly, adv.

apt′ness, n.

syn: apt, relevant, pertinent all refer to something suitable or fitting. apt means to the point and particularly appropriate: an apt comment. relevant means pertaining to the matter in hand: a relevant question. pertinent means directly related to and important to the subject: pertinent information.

usage.: Some usage guides advise that apt followed by an infinitive should be used to mean only “inclined, disposed.” In fact, apt is standard in all varieties of speech and writing as a synonym for likely in suggesting probability without inclination: She is apt to arrive any time now.Hostilities are apt to break out soon. See also liable.

apt.

apartment.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	apt - (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" tending, disposed, given, minded inclined - (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody"
	2.	apt - at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget" liable likely - has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"
	3.	apt - mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker clever intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
	4.	apt - being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" apposite, pertinent apropos - of an appropriate or pertinent nature

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apt

adjective

1. appropriate, timely, right, seemly, fitting, fit, related, correct, belonging, suitable, relevant, proper, to the point, applicable, pertinent, befitting, apposite, apropos, opportune, germane, to the purpose The words of this report are as apt today as they were in 1929.
appropriate irrelevant, inappropriate, unsuitable, improper, untimely, ill-fitted, ill-timed, ill-suited, inopportune, inapplicable, infelicitous, inapposite

2. inclined, likely, ready, disposed, prone, liable, given, predisposed, of a mind She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about.

3. gifted, skilled, expert, quick, bright, talented, sharp, capable, smart, prompt, clever, intelligent, accomplished, tasty (Brit. informal), ingenious, skilful, astute, adroit, teachable She was never a very apt student.
gifted slow, stupid, dull, awkward, incompetent, clumsy, inept, gauche, inexpert, maladroit

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apt

adjective

1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place:

appropriate, becoming, befitting, correct, felicitous, fit, fitting, happy, meet, proper, right, tailor-made.

2. Having or showing a tendency or likelihood:

disposed, given, inclined, liable, likely, prone.

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Translations

شَديد الذَّكاءمُلائِم، مُناسِبمَيّال إلى، قابِل لِ

bystrýpravděpodobnýschopnývhodný

dygtigrammendeskarptilbøjeligtræffende

begabtgeeignetpassendtreffend

apropiadoinclinadolistooportunopropenso

adroitconvenabledouéenclinhabile

greindurlíklegur tilviîeigandi

adattoconvenévoleidoneoportato

gabusgreitaslinkęspagavusvykęs

apdāvinātsar nosliecidisponētspiemērotsspējīgs

fitgeneigdgepastpassendpienter

slåendetilbøyelig til

trefný

çabuk kavrareğilimliuygunyatkınyerinde

恰当的易于...的聪明的

APT

N ABBR (Brit) (formerly) =Advanced Passenger Train → TGV m, AVE m (Sp)

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apt

[æpt] ADJ (apter (compar) (aptest (superl)))

1. (= suitable) [name, title] → acertado, apropiado; [description] → acertado, atinado; [remark] → acertado, oportuno
how apt that he should have been jailed on the anniversary of his crime! → ¡qué oportuno que lo hayan encerrado en el aniversario de su delito!

2. (= liable) to be apt to do sth → tener tendencia a hacer algo, tender a hacer algo
we are apt to forget that → nos olvidamos fácilmente de que ... → tenemos tendencia or tendemos or somos propensos a olvidarnos de que ...
he's apt to be late → tiene tendencia a or tiende a or suele llegar tarde
I am apt to be out on Mondays → los lunes no suelo estar
this is apt to occur → esto tiene tendencia or tiende a ocurrir, hay propensión a que esto ocurra

3. (= clever) → capaz
he has proved himself an apt pupil → ha demostrado ser un alumno capaz

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APT

[ˌeɪpiːˈtiː] n abbr (British) (=advanced passenger train) → TGV m

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apt

[ˈæpt] adj

(= suitable) [description, words] → juste

(= likely) to be apt to do sth → être susceptible de faire qch, avoir tendance à faire qch

(= able) → doué(e), apte
apt at → doué(e) pour, apte à

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

APT

abbr of advanced passenger train → Hochgeschwindigkeitszug m

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apt

adj (+er)

(= suitable, fitting) → passend; description, comparison, remark → passend, treffend

(= able, intelligent) → begabt (at für)

(= liable, likely) to be apt to do something → leicht etw tun, dazu neigen, etw zu tun; he is apt to be late → er neigt dazu, zu spät zu kommen; I was apt to believe him until … → ich war geneigt, ihm zu glauben, bis …; it is apt to rain in Glasgow → es regnet oft in Glasgow; we are apt to forget that … → wir vergessen leicht or gern (inf), → dass …

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APT

[ˌeɪpiːˈtiː] n abbr (Brit) =advanced passenger train → treno ad alta velocità

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apt

[æpt] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (suitable, remark) → appropriato/a, adatto/a, pertinente; (description) → felice, indovinato/a, giusto/a

b. (liable) to be apt to do sth → avere (la) tendenza a fare qc
I am apt to be out on Mondays → generalmente di lunedì non ci sono
we are apt to forget that ... → tendiamo a dimenticare che...

c. (pupil, student, able) → dotato/a, capace

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apt

(ӕpt) adjective

1. (with to) likely. He is apt to get angry if you ask a lot of questions. geneig مَيّال إلى، قابِل لِ уместен capaz pravděpodobný dazu neigen (zu) tilbøjelig που έχει τάση να susceptible de, propenso a kergesti kalduv (midagi tegema) احتمالاً altis susceptible deעלול प्रवृत्ति uvredljiv hajlamos mungkin líklegur til soggetto a, capace ～しがちで ...하기 쉬운 linkęs, greitas disponēts; ar noslieci besar kemungkinan geneigdtilbøyeligskory, skłonny احتمالاُ capaz în stare (să) склонный pravdepodobný dovzeten za sklon benägen เป็นไปได้ eğilimli, yatkın 易於...的, 可能...的 схильний امکان ہونا dễ 易于...的

2. suitable. an apt remark. geskik مُلائِم، مُناسِب подходящ adequado vhodný treffend rammende; velvalgt; træffende ταιριαστός, εύστοχοςapropiado, oportuno asjakohane بجا؛ مناسب osuva pertinent מַתְאִים उपयुक्त prikladan megfelelő tepat viðeigandi pertinente, adeguato 適切な 적절한 vykęs piemērots sesuai toepasselijkslående, passendetrafny پرځآی ، مناسب adequado pertinent, potrivit подходящий trefný, vhodný umesten prikladan träffande, lämplig เหมาะสม yerinde, uygun 恰當的 відповідний; доречний بر جستہ ، بر محل ،مناسب thích hợp 恰当的

3. clever; quick to learn. an apt student. knap شَديد الذَّكاء схватлив esperto schopný, bystrý begabt dygtig; skarp έξυπνοςlisto; talentoso taibukas تیزهوش؛ مستعد oppivainen douéמוכשר प्रवण dosjetljiv gyors felfogású cerdas greindur intelligente 利発な 영리한 gabus, pagavus spējīgs; apdāvināts pintar goedleersflink, skarpzdolny استعداد لرونکی، ځیرک esperto inte­ligent способный schopný nadarjen sposoban duktig, begåvad, skicklig เฉลียวฉลาด zeki, çabuk kavrar 聰明的 здібний ذہین ، ذکی có khả năng 聪明的

ˈaptly adverb

knap بِصورَة مُلائِمَه податливост adequadamente vhodně passend rammende; velvalgt; træffende ταιριαστά pertinentemente, adecuadamente asjakohaselt به موقع؛ بطور شایسته alttiisti pertinemmentכיאות उपयुक्त ढंग से uvredljivo megfelelően dengan tepat á viðeigandi hátt con pertinenza 巧みに 적절히 vykusiai piemēroti; spējīgi dengan pintar toepasselijkslående, flinkt trafnie په وخت، په موقع، په مناسب ډول adequadamente (în mod) corespunzător соответствующим образом vhodne umestno prikladno träffande, skickligt อย่างเหมาะสม uygun şekilde, isabetli olarak 恰當地，靈巧地 належним чином ٹھیک ، مناسب طور پر thông minh 恰当地，灵巧地

ˈaptness noun

knapheid مُلائَمَة схватлив adequação vhodnost die Angemessenheit; die Begabung; die Neigung egnethed; skarphed ορθότηταpropiedad, pertinencia asjakohasus شایستگی؛ احتمال alttius à-propos, justesseהתאמה उपयुक्तता uvredljivost helyesség ketepatan réttleiki, viðeiganleiki; hnyttni appropriatezza 適切さ 적절성 sugebėjimas nosliece; piemērotība; spējas kepintaran toepasselijkheidegnethet, skarphettrafność احتمال، مناسب والی adequação pricepere; adecvare склонность; способность vhodnosť umestnost sposobnost skicklighet, lämplighet, benägenhet ความเหมาะสม uygunluk 恰當，靈巧 доречність موزونیت sự thích hợp 恰当，灵巧

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