You are apt to be forgetful.
Source: tatoeba (16348)
Apt
//æpt//
Synonyms for "apt" (280 found)
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Strong matches (84)
crackerjackcunningcutedaedaldaedaliandecisivedeftdexterousdextrousdiplomaticdispositioneddociledovetailingeducableelegantexactexcellentexpeditiousexpertfacile
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Related words (140)
Adjective(39 words)
masterlymeetmeshingmindedmoldablemotivatedneatniceniftynimblenimble wittednimble-wittedno dumbbellno meannot born yesterdayodds-onon the buttonopportuneorderpat
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perfectplasticpliablepointpoliticprecisepredictablepredictable within limitspredisposedpresumablepresumptiveprobableprofessionalproficientpromisingpromptproneproperpunctualqualifiedquickquick wittedquick-thinkingquick-wittedquite somereadyreceptiverelevantresourcefulrightrighteousrightfulriperipe for instructionschoolablescintillatingseasonableseemlysharpsharp-wittedskilfulskillfulslicksmartsomesortablespeedystatesmanlikestatistically probablesteel-trapstylishsubjectsuitablesuitedsuitingsummarysusceptibleswifttactfultailoredtalentedteachabletellingthe compleatthe completethirsty for knowledgeto the pointto the purposetrainableverisimilarvirtuosowell donewell-chosenwell-donewell-expressedwell-putwillingworkmanlike
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5 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
8 entrieshas context
3 entriesrelated to
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
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5 entriesTranslations
101 translations across 30 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مناسب adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Bulgarian
4 entries- възприемчив adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
- подходящ adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- склонен adj (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards)
- способен adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 傾向 /倾向 adj (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards)
- 合適 /合适 adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- 善於 /善于 adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
- 妥當 /妥当 adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Danish
1 entries- egnet adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Dutch
4 entries- fit adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
- geneigd adj (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards)
- gepast adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- geschikt adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Esperanto
2 entries- ema adj (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards)
- taŭga adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Finnish
4 entries- kyvykäs adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
- lahjakas adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
- omiaan adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- omiaan adj (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards)
French
1 entries- apte adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Galician
1 entries- apto adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
German
3 entries- geeignet adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- geneigt adj (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards)
- passend adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Ido
1 entries- apta adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Irish
2 entries- fóirsteanach adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- tráthúil adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Italian
4 entries- adatto adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- appropriato adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- confacente adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- idoneo adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Japanese
2 entries- 利発 adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
- 適切 adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Khmer
1 entries- ជំនាញ adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
Latin
2 entries- aptus adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- idōneus adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Macedonian
4 entries- по́годен adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- склон adj (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards)
- соо́дветен adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- спо́собен adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
Manx
2 entries- cooie adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- traaoil adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Māori
3 entries- arotau adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- koi adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- tōtika adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- egna adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- egnet adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- egna adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Occitan
4 entries- apte adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- apte adj (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards)
- apte adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
- capable adj (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards)
Portuguese
2 entries- apto adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- apto adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
Romanian
2 entries- apt adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- potrivit adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Russian
4 entries- подходя́щий adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- поня́тливый adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
- скло́нный adj (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards)
- соотве́тствующий adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Slovak
4 entries- hotový adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
- náchylný adj (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards)
- pripravený adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
- príhodný adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Spanish
2 entries- acertado adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- apto adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Swedish
1 entries- passande adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Thai
2 entries- เหมาะสม adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- เหมาะเจาะ adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Ukrainian
4 entries- відповідний adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- доречний adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
- здібний adj (ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert)
- підходящий adj (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.
Source: tatoeba (18512)
The rich are apt to look down on people.
Source: tatoeba (18515)
Nowadays we are apt to forget the benefits of nature.
Source: tatoeba (18685)
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