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apt

See also: Apt, APT, apt., and ap't

English

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Etymology 1

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From Old French apte, from Latin aptus, from obsolete apere (“to fasten, to join, to fit”), akin to apisci (“to reach, attain”); compare with Greek ἅπτειν (háptein, “to fasten”) and Sanskrit आप्त (āpta, “fit”), from आप् (āp, “to reach, attain”).

Adjective

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apt (comparative apter or more apt, superlative aptest or most apt)

  1. Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
    Synonyms: appropriate, meet, suitable; see also Thesaurus:pertinent, Thesaurus:suitable
    an apt metaphor
    apt punishment
    • 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:
      a river […] apt to be forded by a lamb
    • 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:
      While we to Jove the pure libations pay, / Than Jove what apter claims the hallow'd lay?
  2. (of persons or things) Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.
    Synonyms: disposed, inclined, liable, predisposed, tending towards; see also Thesaurus:inclined
    • 1874, John Lubbock, Scientific Lectures / On Plants and Insects:
      This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of its leaves by a leaf-cutting ant.
    • 1886, Frederic Harrison, The Choice of Books:
      that lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers
    • 1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 168:
      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.
  3. Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn.
    Synonyms: fit, prompt, expert, qualified, ready; see also Thesaurus:skilled
    a pupil apt to learn
    an apt scholar
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Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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apt (plural apts)

  1. Abbreviation of apartment.
    • 2010, David Dondero, Just a Baby in Your Momma's Eyes:
      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.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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apt

  1. past participle of ape

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin aptus, likely through English apt.

Adjective

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apt (indefinite singular apt, definite singular and plural apte, comparative aptare, indefinite superlative aptast, definite superlative aptaste)

  1. apt

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French apte, from Latin aptus.

Adjective

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apt m or n (feminine singular aptă, masculine plural apți, feminine and neuter plural apte)

  1. apt

Declension

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Declension of apt
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite apt aptă apți apte
definite aptul apta apții aptele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite apt apte apți apte
definite aptului aptei apților aptelor
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