English-Thai Dictionary

apt

ADJ เฉลียวฉลาด  เรียนรู้ เร็ว  สามารถ เป็นพิเศษ  quick cha-liao-cha-lad

 

apt

ADJ เป็นไปได้  มี ความโน้มเอียง  likely pen-pai-dai

 

apt

ADJ เหมาะสม  appropriate mor-som

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APT

a.[L. aptus, from apto, to fit. Gr. to tie. ] 1. Fit; suitable; as, he used very apt metaphors.
2. Having a tendency; liable; used of things; as, wheat on moist land is apt to blast or be winter-killed.
3. Inclined; disposed customarily; used of persons; as, men are too apt to slander others.
4. Ready; quick; used of the mental powers; as, a pupil apt to learn; an opt wit.
5. Qualified; fit.
All the men of might, strong and apt for war. 2 Kings 24:16.

 

APT

v.t.To fit; to suit or adapt. Obs.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APT

APT Apt, a Etym: [F. apte, L. aptus, fr. obsolete apere to fasten, to join, to fit, akin to apisci to reach, attain: cf. Gr. apta fit, fr. ap to reach attain. ]

 

1. Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate. They have always apt instruments. Burke. A river. .. apt to be forded by a lamb. Jer. Taylor.

 

2. Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; -- used of things. My vines and peaches... were apt to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit. Temple. This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of the leaves by a leaf-cutting ant. Lubbock.

 

3. Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of persons. Apter to give than thou wit be to ask. Beau. & Fl. That lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers. F. Harrison.

 

4. Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something ); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar. "An apt wit. " Johnson. Live a thousand years, I shall not find myself so apt to die. Shak. I find thee apt. .. Now, Hamlet, hear. Shak.

 

Syn. -- Fit; meet; suitable; qualified; inclined; disposed; liable; ready; quick; prompt.

 

APT

Apt, v. t. Etym: [L. aptare. See Aptate. ]

 

Defn: To fit; to suit; to adapt. [Obs. ] " To apt their places." B. Jonson. That our speech be apted to edification. Jer. Taylor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

apt

apt |apt æpt | ▶adjective 1 appropriate or suitable in the circumstances: an apt description of her nature. 2 [ predic. ] (apt to do something ) having a tendency to do something: she was apt to confuse the past with the present. 3 quick to learn: he proved an apt scholar. DERIVATIVES apt ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘suited, appropriate ’): from Latin aptus ‘fitted, ’ past participle of apere ‘fasten. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

apt

apt |apt | ▶adjective 1 appropriate or suitable in the circumstances: the theme could not be more apt. 2 [ predic., with infinitive ] having a tendency to do something: he is apt to be swayed by irrational considerations. 3 quick to learn: she proved an apt pupil. DERIVATIVES aptly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘suited, appropriate ’): from Latin aptus ‘fitted ’, past participle of apere ‘fasten ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

apt

apt adjective 1 a very apt description of how I felt: suitable, fitting, appropriate, befitting, relevant, germane, applicable, apposite. ANTONYMS inappropriate. 2 they're apt to get a bit sloppy: inclined, given, likely, liable, disposed, predisposed, prone. ANTONYMS unlikely. 3 an apt pupil: clever, quick, bright, sharp, smart, intelligent, able, gifted, adept, astute. ANTONYMS slow.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

apt

apt adjective 1 this is an apt place to celebrate the end of a great walk: suitable, fitting, appropriate, befitting, relevant, felicitous, congruous, fit, applicable, judicious, apposite, apropos, to the purpose, to the point; perfect, ideal, right, just right, made to order, tailor-made; convenient, expedient, useful, timely; informal spot on. ANTONYMS inappropriate. 2 men left to themselves are apt to get a mite slipshod about meals: inclined, given, likely, liable, disposed, predisposed, prone, ready, tending, subject, of a mind, capable. ANTONYMS unlikely. 3 an apt pupil: clever, quick, bright, sharp, quick to learn, smart, intelligent; able, gifted, talented, adept, proficient, competent, astute. ANTONYMS slow.

 

Sanseido Dictionary

APT

APT 〖 Asia-Pacific Telecommunity 〗アジア太平洋電気通信共同体 。地域内の通信網の整備拡充を図る 。1976 年エスカップ総会で憲章を採択 ，79 年発足 。本部はバンコク 。

 

APT

APT 〖 Automatic Picture Transmission 〗自動送画装置 。気象衛星が撮影した写真を地上に自動的に送る装置 。

 

APT

APT 〖 automatically programmed tool 〗プログラム言語の一 。NC 工作機械の数値制御用 。

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

apt

apt /æpt /形容詞 1ではmore ～; most ～/2, 3では ～er ; ～est 1 〖be apt to do 〗〈人 物が 〉 (本来的な性質として )…しがちである , …する [である ]傾向がある ; …しやすい ▸ Young people are more apt to cause traffic accidents .若者はより交通事故を起こしがちである ▸ Television is apt to deprive children of reading time .テレビは子供たちから読書の時間を奪う傾向がある 類義 コーパス aptとlikely, liable apt は 「傾向 」を示し 「…しがちである 」の意を表す ｟かたい ｠語で, tend to do やhave a tendency to do とほぼ同じ意味. likely は広く 「可能性 」を示し 「…しそうである 」の意でとてもよく使われる語. liable は 「危険な傾向 」を主に示し, 事故 不幸など 「まずいことになりそうだ 」の意となる .2 〈言葉 名前などが 〉 (その場に )ふさわしい, ぴったりの, 適切な ▸ an apt description [choice ]ぴったりの描写 [適切な選択 ]3 ｟かたく ｠〈子供などが 〉飲み込みの早い, 利発な ▸ an apt pupil 覚えのいい生徒 á pt ly 副詞 ふさわしく, ぴったり ; うまく 〈名付ける 描写するなど 〉.á pt ness 名詞