APT TO

Liability

Adjective: liable, subject; in danger; open to, exposed to, obnoxious to; answerable; unexempt from; apt to; dependent on; incident to.

Crosswords: APT TO

A woman's love is like the morning dew: it's as apt to settle on a horse turd as it is a rose. (Lovin' Molly; writing credit: Stephen J. Friedman; Larry McMurtry)

He who has a thing to sell and goes and whispers in a well is not as apt to get the dollars as he who climbs a tree and hollers. (references; author: unknown)

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Books

• Being Apt to Teach and Holding the Mystery of the Faith (reference)

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People are not so easily got out of their old forms, as some are apt to suggest. (Second Treatise of Government)

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When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes, it is exceedingly apt to be deceived.

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Health

A person with P. falciparum malaria, however, is apt to feel miserable even between attacks and, without treatment, is in danger of dying. (references)

For example, a young infant suffering from diarrhea, pneumonia, and thrush, and exhibiting "failure to thrive," may well have SCID. A 4-year-old with swollen lymph glands, skin problems, pneumonia, and bone infections may have Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD). A 10-year old with sinus and respiratory infections, an enlarged spleen, and signs of autoimmune problems is apt to have Common Variable Immunodeficiency. (references)

Business

In recent years, Japan has been raising its prices on equipment, and there is not as much tied aid money available due to Japan's domestic financial concerns and international pressure on the country to refrain from tied aid. When tied aid is not a factor, China is much less apt to import from Japan. (references)

Industry experts predict that Saudi Arabia is likely to issue special foreign investment guidelines for its multibillion dollar gas projects as the investment law is apt to exclude upstream oil and gas. Saudi Arabia's investment framework, unveiled in April 2000 might pose problems for the integrated Gas Initiative Projects - especially for the upstream and midstream. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "APT TO": apt to break ♦ be apt to ♦ be apt to forget. Additional references.

Bulgarian 

позабравям (be apt to forget, be forgetful). (various references)

Czech

byt křehký (apt to break). (various references)

Danish

oliesand med vand nedenunder er egnet til at optraede som vanddrevne reservoirer (oil sands underlain by water are apt to perform as water drive reservoirs), Luederske linier kan paany optraede paa staal, der foerst koldpresses og derefter aeldes (stretcher strains are apt to recur on steel when pressed after initial cold-working followed by ageing). (various references)

Dutch

op staal dat men na een eerste koude deformatie laat besterven en vervolgens perst, kunnen gemakkelijk weer glijlijnen of lüders-banden opkomen (stretcher strains are apt to recur on steel when pressed after initial cold-working followed by ageing), oliehoudend zand waaronder zich water bevindt,gedraagt zich vaak als een reservoir met waterstuwing (oil sands underlain by water are apt to perform as water drive reservoirs). (various references)

Finnish

myötöjuovat voivat ilmestyä uudelleen teräkseen,joka on vanhennettu kylmämuovauksen jälkeen (stretcher strains are apt to recur on steel when pressed after initial cold-working followed by ageing). (various references)

French

avoir tendance � (be apt to), les lignes de piobert - lüders ou vermiculures peuvent réapparaître sur un acier comprimé après déformation � froid suivi de vieillissement (stretcher strains are apt to recur on steel when pressed after initial cold-working followed by ageing), des sables contenant des hydrocarbures surmontant un aquifère se prêtent � être exploités par "water drive",les hydrocarbures étant déplacés par expansion de cet aquifère sous-jacent, être enclin � faire (be apt to). (various references)

German

auf Stahl, den man nach einer ersten Kaltverformung presst und dann altert, koennen erneut Fliessfiguren oder luederssche Linien auftreten (stretcher strains are apt to recur on steel when pressed after initial cold-working followed by ageing), Oelsande mit darunterliegendem Wasser eignen sich als Wassertrieblagerstaetten (oil sands underlain by water are apt to perform as water drive reservoirs). (various references)

Greek 

έχω την τάση (be apt to), σε χάλυβα,που συμπιέζεται,μετά από αρχική εν ψυχρώ διαμόρφωση και στη συνέχεια γήρανση,μπορούν να ξαναεμφανισθούν γραμμές LUDER (stretcher strains are apt to recur on steel when pressed after initial cold-working followed by ageing), άμμος,η οποία περιέχει υδρογονάνθρακες και που βρίσκεται πάνω από υδροφόρο ορίζοντα,προσφέρεται προς εκμετάλλευση με "WATER DRIVE"-οι δε υδρογο�. (various references)

Hungarian

hajlik vmit megtenni (to be apt to do sg, to feel inclined to do sg), hajlamos vmit megtenni (to be apt to do sg). (various references)

Italian

le sabbie impregnate ad olio,con sotto l'acqua,sono adatte a comportarsi come "serbatoi" a spinta d'acqua, le linee di scorrimento si trovano facilmente nell' acciaio compresso, dopo la lavorazione iniziale a freddo, seguita da invecchiamento (stretcher strains are apt to recur on steel when pressed after initial cold-working followed by ageing). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

極端に走り勝ち� (be apt to go to extremes), 兎�' (anyhow, anyway, be apt to, generally speaking, in any case, many, somehow or other, this and that), 動もすれば (being apt to, being inclined to, being liable to), 動ともすれば (being apt to, being inclined to, being liable to). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きょくた�"にはしりがち� (be apt to go to extremes), ややもすれば (being apt to, being inclined to, being liable to), ややともすれば (being apt to, being inclined to, being liable to), とかく (anyhow, anyway, be apt to, generally speaking, in any case, many, somehow or other, this and that). (various references)

Pig Latin

aptay otay

Spanish

las figuras de fluencia o líneas de lüder pueden reaparecer en acero comprimido tras una deformación en frío y seguidamente envejecido (stretcher strains are apt to recur on steel when pressed after initial cold-working followed by ageing), las arenas impregnadas de petroleo bajo las que se encuentra un acuifero, son aptas para funcionar como almacenes con empuje de agua desplazando los hidrocarburos por expansion del acuifero subya cente (oil sands underlain by water are apt to perform as water drive reservoirs). (various references)

Welsh

athrawus (apt to teach), athrawaidd (apt to teach). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: atop.

-2 letters: apt, att, oat, opt, pat, pot, tao, tap, tat, top, tot.

-3 letters: at, op, pa, ta, to.

+1 letter: potato, teapot.

+2 letters: antipot, flattop, paletot, patriot, posttax, pottage, talipot, taproot, teapots, topcoat, topmast, towpath.

+3 letters: apostate, autotype, autotypy, flattops, footpath, gatepost, operetta, optative, outleapt, outpaint, paletots, palmetto, patentor, patootie, patriots, plottage, portrait, postdate, postheat, potation, potatoes, potatory, potlatch, pottages, prostate, protatic, protract, pyrostat, tabletop, talipots, taproots, tetrapod, thiotepa, toeplate, topcoats, topmasts, towpaths, trapunto.