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How to use aptitude in a sentence

13 example sentences · noun

Aptitude means a natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill. Example: “She showed an early aptitude for mathematics.”

Examples of aptitude by meaning

nounA natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.

  • She showed an early aptitude for mathematics.
  • The test measures a student’s aptitude for language learning.

More sentences with aptitude

  • Unwittingly, he had discovered deep within himself a fertile aptitude for smoking with a cigarette holder.1961, Joseph Heller, Catch-22. From the entry cigarette holder
  • His artistic aptitude and fluency with both pencil and navigational chartage has inspired all of us in different ways.2018, Peter Broadbent, Felix Wild and the Blockade Runners. From the entry chartage
  • His uncanny aptitude for math showed itself early.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 1, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York…. From the entry hurly-burly
  • The SATs were, I believe, designed to measure aptitude.2002, Karin Kasdin, Watsamatta U, Chandler House Press, →ISBN, page 46. From the entry uncrammable
  • You've got aptitude, but you don't apply yourself.1985, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Back to the Future, spoken by Mr. Strickland. From the entry slacker
  • No degree was ever conferred on a student unless he could demonstrate sufficient aptitude in "glassery" or as a "glass man."1924, The Czechoslovak Review - Volume 8, page 233. From the entry glassery
  • The weaponmasters and their assistants would assess them, agreeing to train them if they showed the basic aptitude necessary to become warriors.2016, A.F.E. Smith, Goldenfire (The Darkhaven Novels; book two), Harper Voyager, →ISBN, page 45. From the entry weaponmaster
  • Sydney Grundy, made in the time when his chief claim to recognition as a playwright lay in his ingenious aptitude for Englishing the un-Englishable.1901, The Speaker, the Liberal Review - Volume 3, page 654. From the entry english
  • Mic-swinging lead bellower Roger Daltrey stuck to singing, while sometime-vocalist Pete Townshend proved his guitar game was as strong as his aptitude and willingness for pithy, insolent commentary.2016 October 10, Brad Wheeler, “Roger Waters, The Who get political at Desert Trip”, in The Globe and Mail. From the entry bellower
  • It seemed to me illogical that, at some expense, the Government was going to keep me for eighteen months doing something for which I had no aptitude whatever.2008, Leslie Thomas, In My Wildest Dreams. From the entry drearsome
  • They are either placed on top of other supers that are being built out from foundation, or upon colonies that seem to show a special aptitude for finishing up gobacks.1900 August 2, “Dr. Miller's "Goback" Sections”, in American Bee Journal, volume 40. From the entry goback

Meaning of aptitude

  1. noun A natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
  2. noun The condition of being suitable.

Full definition of aptitude

Questions about aptitude in a sentence

How do you use aptitude in a sentence?
Aptitude is used as a noun. For example: “She showed an early aptitude for mathematics.”
What is a short sentence with aptitude?
“She showed an early aptitude for mathematics.”
What does aptitude mean?
Aptitude means a natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.

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