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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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useful
English
Etymology
From use +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ju?sf?l/
Adjective
useful (comparative usefuller or more useful, superlative usefullest or most useful)
- Having a practical or beneficial use.
- Synonyms: noteful, serviceable, utilitarian, utile
- Antonyms: unuseful, useless, harmful
Usage notes
- Prepositions: useful is used in useful for <purpose>, useful for <person> and useful to <person>. The words useful to are also found in constructions such as It is useful to do, in which to marks an infinitive rather than being a preposition.
Derived terms
Translations
useful From the web:
- what useful mean
- what useful things to build in minecraft
- what useful item did it lead to
- what useful skills can i learn
- what does useful mean
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