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apt en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /æpt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From Old French apte, from Latin aptus (“suitable, fitting”). Either from obsolete apere (“to fasten, to join, to fit”), akin to apisci (“to reach, attain”) (compare with Greek ἅπτειν (áptein, “to fasten”) and Sanskrit आप्त (āpta, “fit”), from आप् (āp, “to reach, attain”)) or from *h₂ep- (“to join, fit (in)”).

Meanings

1. Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
   • a river […] apt to be forded by a lamb 1678, Antiquitates Christianæ: Or, the History of the Life and Death of the Holy Jesus: […], London: […] E. Flesher, and R. Norton, for R[ichard] Royston, […], →OCLC:
   • an apt metaphor
   • While we to Jove the pure libations pay, / Than Jove what apter claims the hallow'd lay? 1755, Callimachus, “The First Hymn of Callimachus. To Jupiter.”, in William Dodd, transl., The Hymns of Callimachus, […], London: […] The translator [William Dodd], […], →OCLC, page 1:
   • apt punishment
2. (of persons or things) 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. 1874, John Lubbock, Scientific Lectures / On Plants and Insects:
   • Since sick people were apt to be present, he could not always depend on a lively young crowd in the same ward with him, and the entertainment was not always good. 1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 168:
   • On Wednesday night, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against a new California law that makes physicians subject to professional discipline for sharing COVID-19 "misinformation" with their patients. U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb concluded that California's definition of misinformation is unconstitutionally vague, failing to give doctors fair notice of which conduct the statute covers, which is a basic requirement of due process. That vagueness is especially problematic in this context, Shubb said, because it is apt to have a chilling effect on speech protected by the First Amendment. 2023 January 26, Jacob Sullum, “A Federal Judge Blocks California's Ban on Medical Advice That Promotes COVID-19 'Misinformation'”, in Reason, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2023:
   • that lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers 1886, Frederic Harrison, The Choice of Books:
3. Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn.
   • Fulfill your pleasure. Live a thousand years, / I shall not find myself so apt to die. 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
   • an apt scholar
   • a pupil apt to learn

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Deriveds

aptonym · overapt · aptronym · unapt · adapt · aptly · aptness · aptagram

Relateds

adept · inept · attitude · aptitude

Synonyms

material · dexterous · fluent · maestrolike · artful · predisposed · ready · fit · fit for purpose · masterly · predisposed · germane · opportune · masterlike · in line · crack · able · applicable · crafty · idoneous · felicitous · apposite · sortable · up to standard · gainand · gain · versed · correct · ready · proficient · relevant · suitable · apt · prone · comely · handy · disposed · tight · facile · well-placed · likely · decorous · meet · fit · in point · on-topic · qualified · appropriate · commensurate · seemly · appropriate · practiced · adroit · competent · felicitous · apt · expedient · apposite · fain · meet · skilled · bain · inclined · salient · expert · wont · sensible · liable · allowable · liable · minded · ad rem · apt · conversant · valid · qualified · professional · proper · apropos · prompt · pertinent · disposed · right · inclined · to the point · tidy · masterous · skillful · forward · capable · habile · suitable · expert · tending towards · on point · adept · masterful · accomplished · thoroughbred · apt · fitting · quick · consummate · ready · propense · deft

Translations (102)

pt apto (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · oc apte (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · fi lahjakas (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · eo taŭga (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · gl apto (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · mk спо́собен (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · nb egna (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · la idōneus (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · cmn 聰明 /聪明 (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · mi koi (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · oc apte (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · th เหมาะสม (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · oc portat (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · mk склон (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · uk відповідний (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · nl geschikt (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · nl gepast (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · bg уместен (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · fr apte (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · ru спосо́бный (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · sk príhodný (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · cmn 善於 /善于 (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · nl pienter (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · oc apte (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · cmn 聰穎 /聪颖 (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · sv passande (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · bg способен (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · eo ema (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · io apta (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · bg подходящ (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · uk підходящий (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · gv cooie (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · it idoneo (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · ru скло́нный (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · nb egnet (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · de geneigt (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · th เหมาะเจาะ (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · mi tōtika (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · nl passend (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · ja 適切 (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · nn egna (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · it appropriato (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · ar مناسب (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · cmn 容易 (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · mk у́месен (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · oc enclin (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · cmn 得體 /得体 (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · cmn 易於 /易于 (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · cmn 適當 /适当 (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · nl toepasselijk (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · ja 利発 (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · it confacente (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · de passend (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · es apto (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · mk по́годен (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · de geeignet (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · sk náchylný (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · cmn 恰當 /恰当 (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · km ជំនាញ (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · gv traaoil (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · fi omiaan (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · ru поня́тливый (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · ga fóirsteanach (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · sk hotový (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · bg склонен (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · it tendente (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · uk здібний (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · mk соо́дветен (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · cmn 適宜 /适宜 (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · cmn 妥當 /妥当 (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · nl fit (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · cmn 傾向 /倾向 (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · ro apt (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · fi pystyvä (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · ga tráthúil (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · mi arotau (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · sk vhodný (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · cmn 貼切 /贴切 (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · fi kyvykäs (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · ko 적절하다 (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · oc capable (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · it adatto (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · pt apto (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · fi sopiva (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · bg възприемчив (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · ru соотве́тствующий (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · la aptus (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · cmn 合適 /合适 (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · uk схильний (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · nl slim (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · uk доречний (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · da egnet (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · nl geneigd (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · es acertado (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · cmn 靈巧 /灵巧 (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · ru подходя́щий (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · ro potrivit (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) · sk pripravený (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · sk spôsobilý (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert) · fi omiaan (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · oc dispausat (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) · ru уме́стный (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)

apt en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of apartment.
   alt of apartment
   • Where our apt used to be they built a fancy condominium high-rise. Which at a lowly income none of us could ever really quite afford. 2010, David Dondero, Just a Baby in Your Momma's Eyes:

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