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aptadjective

uk ​ /æpt/ us ​ /æpt/
aptly
adverb uk ​ /ˈæpt.li/ us ​ /ˈæpt.li/

›

We spent a week at the aptly named Grand View Hotel.
aptness
noun [ U ] uk ​ /ˈæpt.nəs/ us ​ /ˈæpt.nəs/

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the aptness of his comment
old-fashioned formal an aptness for/at drawing

apt.noun [ C ]

(Definition of “apt” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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aptadjective

us ​ /æpt/

apt adjective (CORRECT)

› correct or right for a particular situation:

Chris’s apt comments summed up our opinions.

apt adjective (LIKELY)

› [ + to infinitive ] likely:

This old roof is apt to leak when it rains.
aptly
adverb us ​ /ˈæpt·li/

›

He was very tall and was aptly called "Stretch."

apt.noun [ C ]

› abbreviation for apartment

(Definition of “apt” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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