- 1suitable or appropriate in the circumstances a particularly apt description/name/comment The song would have been more apt for a bass voice.
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- 2likely or having a natural tendency to do something apt to be… apt to be forgetful/careless apt to do something Babies are apt to put objects into their mouths.
- 3apt student/pupil a person who has a natural ability to learn and understand
the aptly named Grand Hotel
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