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Webster 1913 Edition
Apt
Apt
(ăpt)
, Adj.
[F.
apte
, L. aptus
, fr. obsolete apere
to fasten, to join, to fit, akin to apisci
to reach, attain: cf. Gr. [GREEK] to fasten, Skr. āpta
fit, fr. āp
to reach attain.] 1.
Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.
They have always
apt
instruments. Burke.
A river . . .
apt
to be forded by a lamb. Jer. Taylor.
2.
Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; – used of things.
My vines and peaches . . . were
apt
to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit. Temple.
This tree, if unprotected, is
apt
to be stripped of the leaves by a leaf-cutting ant. Lubbock.
3.
Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; – used of persons.
Apter
to give than thou wit be to ask. Beau. & Fl.
That lofty pity with which prosperous folk are
apt
to remember their grandfathers. F. Harrison.
4.
Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert;
“An apt wit.” as, a pupil
apt
to learn; an apt
scholar. Johnson.
Live a thousand years,
I shall not find myself so
I shall not find myself so
apt
to die. Shakespeare
I find thee
apt
. . . Now, Hamlet, hear. Shakespeare
Syn. – Fit; meet; suitable; qualified; inclined; disposed; liable; ready; quick; prompt.
Apt
,Verb.
T.
[L.
aptare
. See Aptate
.] To fit; to suit; to adapt.
[Obs.]
“ To apt
their places.” B. Jonson.
That our speech be
apted
to edification. Jer. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Apt
APT
,Adj.
1.
Fit; suitable; as, he used very apt metaphors.2.
Having a tendency; liable; used of things; as, wheat on moist land is apt to blast or be winter-killed.3.
Inclined; disposed customarily; used of persons; as, men are too apt to slander others.4.
Ready; quick; used of the mental powers; as, a pupil apt to learn; an opt wit.5.
Qualified; fit.All the men of might, strong and apt for war. 2Kings 24.
APT
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
apt
apt
English
Adjective
apt (comparative apter or more apt, superlative aptest or most apt)
- Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
- Tonight there’s a full moon, which is apt, since the election night will bring out the lunatics.
- Jeremy Taylor (1613–1677)
- a river […] apt to be forded by a lamb
- (of persons or things) Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.
- William Temple (1628–1699)
- My vines and peaches […] were apt to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit.
- John Lubbock (1834-1913)
- This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of its leaves by a leaf-cutting ant.
- Fairfax Harrison (1869-1938)
- that lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers
- William Temple (1628–1699)
- Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar.
- (Can we date this quote?) Johnson
- An apt wit.
- (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
- (Although I) live a thousand years, I shall not find myself so apt to die.
- (Can we date this quote?) Johnson
Synonyms
- disposed, predisposed, inclined, liable, tending towards
- appropriate, suitable, meet
- fit, qualified
- prompt, quick
- ready
- See also Wikisaurus:skillful
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate
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having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards
ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert
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