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ALL meanings of apt

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  • adjective apt An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable. 3
  • adjective apt If someone is apt to do something, they often do it and so it is likely that they will do it again. 3
  • adjective apt suitable for the circumstance or purpose; appropriate 3
  • adjective apt having a tendency (to behave as specified) 3
  • adjective apt having the ability to learn and understand easily; clever (esp in the phrase an apt pupil) 3
  • abbreviation APT apartment 3
  • adjective apt suited to its purpose; appropriate; fitting 3
  • adjective apt tending or inclined; likely 3
  • adjective apt quick to learn or understand 3
  • adjective apt ready; prepared 3
  • noun apt Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances. 1
  • noun Definition of apt in Technology 1.   (language)   Automatically Programmed Tools. 2.   (company)   Audio Processing Technology. 1
  • noun apt Some usage guides insist that apt followed by an infinitive can or should be used to mean only “inclined, disposed”:  He is apt to ignore matters he regards as unimportant.  In fact, apt is standard in all varieties of speech and writing as a synonym for likely in contexts that suggest probability without any implication of a natural disposition toward:  Hostilities are apt to break out if the confrontation is not soon resolved. She is apt to arrive almost any time now.  See also liable, likely.   1
  • adjective apt inclined; disposed; given; prone: too apt to slander others. 1
  • adjective apt likely: Am I apt to find him at home? 1
  • adjective apt unusually intelligent; able to learn quickly and easily: an apt pupil. 1
  • adjective apt suited to the purpose or occasion; appropriate: an apt metaphor; a few apt remarks on world peace. 1
  • adjective apt Archaic. prepared; ready; willing. 1
  • abbreviation APT apartment. 1
  • adjective apt Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited. 0
  • adjective apt (of persons or things) Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards. 0
  • adjective apt Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar. 0
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