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apt
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /æpt/
- 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 ?????? (?ptein, “to fasten”) and Sanskrit ???? (?pta, “fit”), from ??? (?p, “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
- a river […] apt to be forded by a lamb
- (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
- Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn.
- Synonyms: fit, prompt, expert, qualified, ready; see also Thesaurus:skilled
Derived terms
- aptly
- aptness
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Clipping of apartment.
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.
- Where our apt used to be they built a fancy condominium high-rise.
- 2010, David Dondero, Just a Baby in Your Momma's Eyes
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 apt?, masculine plural ap?i, feminine and neuter plural apte)
- apt
Declension
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favorable
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
favorable (comparative more favorable, superlative most favorable)
- (American spelling) Alternative form of favourable
Derived terms
- unfavorable
Related terms
- favor
- favorably
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin favorabilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /f?.vo??a.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /f?.bu??a.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /fa.vo??a.ble/
Adjective
favorable (masculine and feminine plural favorables)
- favourable
Further reading
- “favorable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “favorable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “favorable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “favorable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Latin favorabilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.v?.?abl/
Adjective
favorable (plural favorables)
- favourable, favorable
Antonyms
- hostile
Related terms
- faveur
- favorablement
Further reading
- “favorable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Alternative forms
- favorábel
Etymology
From Latin favorabilis.
Adjective
favorable m or f (plural favorables)
- favorable
Derived terms
- favorablemente
Further reading
- “favorable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin favorabilis
Adjective
favorable m (feminine singular favorabla, masculine plural favorables, feminine plural favorablas)
- favorable
Derived terms
- desfavorable
- favorablament
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin favorabilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fabo??able/, [fa.??o??a.??le]
Adjective
favorable (plural favorables)
- favorable
Derived terms
- favorablemente
Further reading
- “favorable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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