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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.