adj.

1. Exactly suitable; appropriate: an apt reply.
2. Having a natural tendency; inclined: She is apt to take offense easily. See Usage Note at liable, likely.
3. Quick to learn or understand: an apt student.

[Middle English, from Old French apte, from Latin aptus, past participle of apere, to fasten.]

aptly apt'ly adv.
aptness apt'ness n.

adjective

1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place: appropriate, becoming, befitting, correct, felicitous, fit, fitting, happy, meet, proper, right, tailor-made. See right/wrong.
2. Having or showing a tendency or likelihood: disposed, given, inclined, liable, likely, prone. See likely/unlikely.

adj

Definition: quick to learn
Antonyms: incapable, stupid, unskilled

adj

Definition: suitable
Antonyms: incorrect, unsuitable

adj

Definition: tending, inclined
Antonyms: disinclined, inapt

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1. On drawings; abbr. for apartment.
2. Abbr. for Association for Preservation Technology.

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IN BRIEF: Likely; nearly certain. Also: Easily taught; quick to learn.

Anybody who's walking on clouds is apt to be carried away. — Franklin P. Jones (1906-????)

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - passende, velegnet, rammende, træffende

Nederlands (Dutch)
geschikt, passend, geneigd, slim, snel van begrip, appartement (afkorting), geavanceerde passagierstrein (afkorting)

Français (French)
adj. - susceptible de, disposé à, tendance à, approprié, juste, pertinent, doué, intelligent (un élève)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - passend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύστοχος, κατάλληλος, ευφυής, έξυπνος, επιρρεπής

Italiano (Italian)
adatto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - hábil, competente, inteligente

Русский (Russian)
подходящий, уместный, быстро схватывающий, способный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - apropiado, adecuado, apto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lämplig, benägen, duktig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
有...倾向的, 易于...的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有...傾向的, 易於...的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 적절한, 영리한, 하기 쉬운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - …しがちな, …しそうな, 頭のよい, 上手で, 適切な, ふさわしい, 利発な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ميال الى, عرضه ل, قابل, جدير, ملائم, مناسب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתאים, קולע, מהיר-תפיסה‬

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