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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.
[Middle English, from Old French apte, from Latin aptus, past participle of apere, to fasten.]
apt′ly adv.
apt′ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | aptly - with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" |
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Translations
بِصورَة مُلائِمَه
vhodně
rammendetræffendevelvalgt
á viîeigandi hátt
isabetli olarakuygun şekilde
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[ˈæptlɪ] ADV [describe, remark] → acertadamentehe was aptly described by his biographer as → fue descrito acertadamente por su biógrafo como ...
an aptly named plant → una planta con un nombre muy acertado or apropiado
I always felt he had been aptly named → siempre me pareció que su nombre era muy acertado or apropiado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈæptli] adv [remark, describe] → (fort) à propos, judicieusement; [named, entitled] → judicieusementCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈæptlɪ] adv → appropriatamente, in modo adattoshe was aptly dressed for the occasion → aveva un vestito adatto all'occasione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(ӕpt) adjective1. (with to) likely. He is apt to get angry if you ask a lot of questions.
2. suitable. an apt remark.
3. clever; quick to learn. an apt student.
ˈaptly adverbˈaptness noun
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