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# apt

«apt» in Mova's school dictionary: **suitable or just right for the situation** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (apt, apter/more apt, aptest/most apt)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Apt means suitable or just right for the situation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apt/#m1)

2) If someone is apt to do something, they often tend to do it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apt/#m2)

3) (old-fashioned) An apt pupil learns quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apt/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in English lessons («an apt word», «an apt description») and everyday speech («He is apt to forget»).

### examples

- «Busy as a bee» is an apt description of my mum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apt/#x1)
- That was an apt name for such a fast dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apt/#x2)
- The old door is apt to stick in wet weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apt/#x3)
- Little brothers are apt to copy everything you do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apt/#x4)
- She was an apt pupil and learned to read quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apt/#x5)
- It is apt that the gardening club meets in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apt/#x6)
- The strong are apt to settle questions to their own advantage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apt/#x7)

### note

Short and a bit formal. Noun «aptness», «aptitude» (natural talent). «Apt to» means «likely to» and usually is about a habit, often a bad one.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «apt» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apt/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.