- apt
- adjective /æpt/
Tonight there’s a full moon, which is apt, since the election night will bring out the lunatics.
This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of its leaves by a leaf-cutting ant.
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APT-E — APT P 370 004 1980 in Euston Die britischen Advanced Passenger Trains waren Personenzüge der British Rail (BR), die mit dem Ziel hoher Reisegeschwindigkeiten entwickelt wurden. Dabei sind zwei Unterarten zu unterscheiden: Zum einen existiert der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
APT — or Apt may refer to: Places * Apt, Vaucluse, a commune of the Vaucluse département of France * Arrondissement of Apt, an arrondissement in the Vaucluse département of France Organizations * Apt Records, a subsidiary record label of ABC Paramount… … Wikipedia
Apt — ([a^]pt), a. [F. apte, L. aptus, fr. obsolete apere to fasten, to join, to fit, akin to apisci to reach, attain: cf. Gr. ? to fasten, Skr. [=a]pta fit, fr. [=a]p to reach attain.] 1. Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apt — apt·i·an; apt·ly; apt·ness; co·apt; in·apt; per·i·apt; un·apt; apt; in·apt·ly; in·apt·ness; un·apt·ly; un·apt·ness; … English syllables
APT — steht für: Advanced Packaging Tool, Paket Management Software für verschiedene Linux Distributionen Advanced Passenger Train, Hochgeschwindigkeitsprototypenzüge mit Neigetechnik der British Rail Advanced Persistent Threat, “fortgeschrittene,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
APT — es un acrónimo para Advanced Packaging Tool, un sistema de gestión de paquetes creado por el proyecto Debian. APT simplifica en gran medida la instalación y eliminación de programas en los sistemas Linux. No existe un programa apt en sí mismo;… … Enciclopedia Universal
apt — APT, Ă, apţi, te, adj. Care este potrivit, capabil, bun pentru..., sau să... – Din fr. apte, lat. aptus. Trimis de romac, 14.06.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 Apt ≠ inapt, neapt Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa: Antonime APT adj. bun, capabil,… … Dicționar Român
apt — [ æpt ] adjective * 1. ) something that is apt, especially a name, description, or comment, is very appropriate: an apt comparison It seemed apt that the winning goal was scored by the captain. 2. ) good at learning: an apt pupil be apt to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
apt´ly — apt «apt», adjective. 1. fitted by nature; likely (to): »A careless person is apt to make mistakes. SYNONYM(S): inclined, liable, prone. 2. right for the occasion; suitable; fitting; … Useful english dictionary
apt — [æpt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of apere to fasten ] 1.) be apt to do sth to have a natural tendency to do something ▪ Some of the staff are apt to arrive late on Mondays. 2.) exactly right for a particular… … Dictionary of contemporary English
apt — 1 happy, felicitous, appropriate, fitting, *fit, suitable, meet, proper Analogous words: apposite, pertinent, *relevant, apropos: pat, timely, opportune (see SEASONABLE): telling, convincing, compelling (see VALID): right, nice, precise, exact… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
