Apt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹᵻtˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈapt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈapt/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæɹᵻtˌɪv/.

Examples

he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant
I am not minded to answer any questions
he is apt to lose

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pertinent tending minded disposed liable given clever apposite

Parts of Speech

adjective	(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward “he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant”
adjective	at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant “he is apt to lose”
adjective	mentally quick and resourceful; ; -Bram Stoker “an apt pupil”
adjective	being of striking appropriateness and pertinence “the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images”

Word Forms

aptness	noun	a disposition to behave in a certain way
liability	noun	the quality of being something that holds you back
cleverness	noun	intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
appositeness	noun	appropriateness for the occasion
pertinency	noun	relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
pertinence	noun	relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
pertain	verb	be relevant to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geeignet

(normalerweise gefolgt von „to“) ist von Natur aus geneigt

🇫🇷French

apte

(généralement suivi de « à ») naturellement disposé à

🇪🇸Spanish

apto

(normalmente seguido de "a") naturalmente dispuesto hacia

🇮🇹Italian

adatto

(di solito seguito da "a") naturalmente disposto verso

🇳🇱Dutch

geschikt

(meestal gevolgd door 'naar') van nature geneigd

🇵🇹Portuguese

apto

(geralmente seguido por `to') naturalmente disposto a

🇷🇺Russian

подходящий

(обычно за которым следует `to'), естественно расположенный к

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपार्ट

(आमतौर पर 'को' के बाद) स्वाभाविक रूप से प्रवृत्त होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উপযুক্ত

(সাধারণত `থেকে' দ্বারা অনুসরণ করা) স্বাভাবিকভাবে দিকে নিষ্পত্তি করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருத்தமானது

(பொதுவாக `to' ஐத் தொடர்ந்து) இயற்கையாகவே நோக்கிச் செல்லும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సముచితమైనది

(సాధారణంగా `to' తర్వాత) సహజంగా వైపు పారవేయబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

योग्य

(सामान्यतः `ते' नंतर) नैसर्गिकरित्या दिशेने विल्हेवाट लावली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

યોગ્ય

(સામાન્ય રીતે `to' દ્વારા અનુસરવામાં આવે છે) તરફ કુદરતી રીતે નિકાલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಕ್ತ

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ `ಟು' ನಂತರ) ಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕವಾಗಿ ಕಡೆಗೆ ವಿಲೇವಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉചിതം

(സാധാരണയായി `ടു' എന്നതിന് ശേഷം) സ്വാഭാവികമായും നേരെ നീങ്ങുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

مناسب

(عام طور پر 'to' کے بعد) قدرتی طور پر اس کی طرف نمٹا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

易于

（通常后面跟“to”）自然倾向于

🇯🇵Japanese

適切な

(通常、その後に「to」が続きます) 自然に向かう傾向があります

🇰🇷Korean

적절한

(보통 'to'가 뒤에 옴) 자연스럽게 ~을 향해 배치됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thích hợp

(thường theo sau là `to') có khuynh hướng tự nhiên hướng tới

🇹🇭Thai

ฉลาด

(มักตามด้วย `to') มีนิสัยมุ่งไปทางธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tepat

(biasanya diikuti dengan `ke') secara alami cenderung ke arah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملائمة

(يتبعها عادة "إلى") يميل بشكل طبيعي نحو

🇹🇷Turkish

uygun

(genellikle ardından `to' gelir) doğal olarak ona yöneliktir

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַתְאִים

(בדרך כלל ואחריו 'to') נטויה באופן טבעי כלפי

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