apt

Speech parts

1. apt - Noun

2. apt - Adjective

3. apt - Verb

4. apt - Adjective Satellite

5. Apt - Proper noun

Meaning

Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.

Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; -- used of things.

Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of persons.

Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar.

To fit; to suit; to adapt.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

liable disposed given meet suitable fit ready inclined clever pertinent apposite tending minded pat fain
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Antonyms

port unbecoming poor household slow sufficient
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Phrases with the word

be apt apt side apt to take fire be apt to

Examples

Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace. John Tyler

The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate. Bertrand Russell

Tall branches are apt to be broken. Korean Proverb

The learned are apt to be taciturn. Myanmar Proverb

When neighbours quarrel, lookers-on are more apt to add fuel than water. Danish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

apstatin Apsu Apsyrtus apt side apt to take fire apt.