apt

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

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /æpt/
Audio (GA) (file)
Rhymes: -æpt

Etymology 1

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 (ἅptein, “to fasten”) and Sanskrit आप्त (āpta, “fit”), from आप् (āp, “to reach, attain”).

Adjective

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

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 1179639832:
  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 1006034875, page 1:
  While we to Jove the pure libations pay, / Than Jove what apter claims the hallow'd lay?
(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 1023879857, 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.
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
- 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 606515358, [Act III, scene i]:
  Fulfill your pleasure. Live a thousand years, / I shall not find myself so apt to die.

Derived terms

aptly
aptness
aptronym

Related terms

adept
aptitude
attitude
inept

Translations

fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate

Bulgarian: уместен (bg) (umesten), подходящ (bg) (podhodjašt)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 合適／合适 (zh) (héshì), 妥當／妥当 (zh) (tuǒdang), 恰當／恰当 (zh) (qiàdàng), 適當／适当 (zh) (shìdàng), 適宜／适宜 (zh) (shìyí), 貼切／贴切 (zh) (tiēqiè), 得體／得体 (zh) (détǐ)
Danish: egnet
Dutch: passend (nl), gepast (nl), toepasselijk (nl), geschikt (nl)
Esperanto: taŭga
Finnish: sopiva (fi), omiaan (to sth)
French: apte (fr) m or f
Galician: apto m
German: geeignet (de), passend (de)
Ido: apta (io)
Irish: tráthúil (of speech)
Italian: adatto (it), appropriato (it), idoneo (it) (formal), confacente (it) (formal)
Japanese: 適切 (ja) (てきせつ, tekisetsu)
Latin: aptus (la), idōneus
Manx: cooie, traaoil
Maori: tōtika, arotau, koi (mi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: egnet, egna
Nynorsk: egna
Occitan: apte (oc)
Portuguese: apto (pt)
Romanian: potrivit (ro) m or n, apt (ro) m or n
Russian: подходя́щий (ru) (podxodjáščij), соотве́тствующий (ru) (sootvétstvujuščij), уме́стный (ru) (uméstnyj)
Slovak: vhodný, príhodný m
Spanish: apto (es), apropiado (es), acertado (es), oportuno (es)
Swedish: passande (sv)
Ukrainian: доречний (dorečnyj), відповідний (vidpovidnyj), підходящий (pidxodjaščyj)

having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards

Bulgarian: склонен (bg) (sklonen)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 傾向／倾向 (zh) (qīngxiàng), 容易 (zh) (róngyì), 易於／易于 (zh) (yìyú)
Dutch: geneigd (nl)
Esperanto: ema
Finnish: omiaan
German: geneigt (de)
Italian: tendente (it)
Occitan: enclin (oc), apte (oc), capable (oc), portat (oc), dispausat
Russian: скло́нный (ru) (sklónnyj)
Slovak: náchylný m
Ukrainian: схильний (sxylʹnyj)

ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert

Bulgarian: способен (bg) (sposoben), възприемчив (bg) (vǎzpriemčiv)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 善於／善于 (zh) (shànyú), 聰明／聪明 (zh) (cōngmíng), 聰穎／聪颖 (zh) (cōngyǐng), 靈巧／灵巧 (zh) (língqiǎo)
Dutch: pienter (nl), fit (nl), slim (nl)
Finnish: pystyvä (fi), lahjakas (fi), kyvykäs (fi)
Japanese: 利発 (ja) (りはつ, rihatsu)
Khmer: ជំនាញ (km) (cumniəñ)
Occitan: apte (oc)
Portuguese: apto (pt)
Russian: спосо́бный (ru) (sposóbnyj), поня́тливый (ru) (ponjátlivyj)
Slovak: hotový m, spôsobilý, pripravený
Ukrainian: здібний (zdibnyj)

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Ido: ^{(please verify)} apta (io)

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of apartment.

Alternative forms

apt.

Noun

apt (plural apts)

An apartment; a flat.
- 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.

Anagrams

ATP, PAT, PTA, Pat, TAP, TPA, pat, tap

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

apa, apet

Verb

apt

past participle of ape

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin aptus, likely through English apt.

Adjective

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

apt

Romanian

Etymology

From French apte, from Latin aptus.

Adjective

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

apt

Declension

Declension of apt

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