apt

passend, treffend

Zu einer bestimmten Situation oder einem bestimmten Zweck passend.

In einfachem Englisch: Suitable for a particular situation or purpose.

• That is an apt description.
• Her choice of music was particularly apt for the occasion.
• Can you think of a more apt title?

Synonyme: appropriate, suitable, fitting

Gegenteile: inappropriate, unsuitable

Häufige Wendungen: an apt description, an apt comparison, particularly apt

geneigt, anfällig

Dazu neigend, etwas zu tun, oder wahrscheinlich von etwas betroffen; oft geht es um etwas Unerwünschtes.

In einfachem Englisch: Likely to do something or for something to happen, often something unwanted.

• He is apt to lose his keys.
• Small children are apt to ask unexpected questions.
• Prices are apt to rise during the holidays.

So benutzt man es: apt to do something (These paths are apt to flood after heavy rain.)

Synonyme: likely, liable, prone

Gegenteile: unlikely

Häufige Wendungen: apt to forget, apt to change, apt to happen

begabt, gelehrig

Von Natur aus gut darin, etwas zu lernen oder zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: Naturally good at learning or doing something.

• She was an apt pupil.
• His teacher found him apt and eager to learn.
• An apt student can quickly master these basic techniques.

Synonyme: gifted, quick, able

Häufige Wendungen: an apt pupil, an apt student, an apt learner