apt

/æpt/

Meanings

adjective

Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.

Examples :

"an apt metaphor"

ability quality

adjective

(of persons or things) Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.

Examples :

"My younger brother is apt to lose his temper quickly. "

tendency attitude character possibility

adjective

Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn.

Examples :

"a pupil apt to learn"

ability character quality education tendency

noun

An apartment; a flat.

Examples :

"My sister found a small, sunny apt near the university. "

property building

Related Words

apartment noun

/əˈpɑːt.mənt/ /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/

A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

"My sister found a small apartment near the university for her first year of college. "

habitually adverb

/həˈbɪtʃuəli/ /həˈbɪtʃəli/

By habit; in a habitual manner.

"He is habitually inattentive of time."

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

disposed verb

/dɪˈspəʊzd/ /dɪˈspoʊzd/

(used with "of") To eliminate or to get rid of something.

"I dispose of my trash in the garbage can."

qualified adjective

/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/ /ˈkwɑl.ɪ.faɪd/

Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.

"My brother is qualified to be a teacher because he has a degree in education and several years of experience working with children. "

appropriate verb

/əˈproʊpriət/ /əˈproʊprieɪt/

To make suitable; to suit.

"The teacher will appropriate the new lesson plan to the students' current level of understanding. "

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

tendency noun

/ˈtɛndənsi/

A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.

"Denim has a tendency to fade."

suitable adjective

/ˈsuːtəbl/

Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

"The new shoes are suitable for playing sports. "

metaphor noun

/ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈme.tə.fɚ/

The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described (but in the case of English without the words like or as, since use of those words would imply a simile); the word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.

"The teacher used the metaphor of a ship sailing through a storm to describe the students' challenges in completing the project. "

habitual noun

/-tjʊ-/ /həˈbɪ.tʃ(w)əl/

One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.

"The habitual tardiness of the student resulted in several detentions. "