apt
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3.6
- adjective
- /æpt/
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- His apt responses during the discussion showed his deep understanding of the topic.
Examples
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The students will then overcome their challenges, gain the knowledge required, and become apt engineers in the future.
Academic text (2014) -
She proved to be an apt pupil.
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Well, the boys were very apt pupils.
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You were a very apt pupil.
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Either Bell was an apt pupil, or she was a natural teacher, but everything they did together turned out perfectly.
Fiction book (1998) -
Children are especially apt at reading the meaning of the environmental print in context, even if they cannot read the logos in manuscript form.
Academic text (1999) -
Many of these children will be in the concrete operational stage of development during which they are most apt to learn if new concepts are presented in a manner that involves a concrete or hands-on approach.
Academic text (1990) -
She is an apt learner, quickly grasping new concepts in class.
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The teacher praised him for being an apt student who excels at solving complex problems.
Synonyms
573
1.7
Understands things quickly and finds smart solutions
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3.2
Able to understand and answer fast
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4.2
Able to do something well
1
6.7
Able to understand new ideas very quickly
Antonyms
How Apt
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apt comes from the Latin word aptus, meaning 'fit' or 'suitable', and shares the same root as aptitude and adapt. So an apt student is someone naturally 'fit' to learn, quick to understand.