Adapt Adapted əˈdæpt Order Specially Change Situation Verb

• these styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.
• most of these tools have been specially adapted for use by disabled people.
• it's amazing how soon you adapt.
• the organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive.

adapt

1. to change something in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation
• synonym modify
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• These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.
• Most of these tools have been specially adapted for use by disabled people.
2. to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation
• synonym adjust
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• It's amazing how soon you adapt.
• The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive.
• We have had to adapt quickly to the new system.
• A large organization can be slow to adapt to change.
• It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings.
3. to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film/movie, television programme, etc.
• Three of her novels have been adapted for television.

Extra Examples

• Some animals have a remarkable ability to adapt to changing environments.
• The children have adapted well to the heat.
• The classroom has been specially adapted to take wheelchairs.
• The company can easily adapt to changing demand.
• The radio play had been adapted from a novel.
• We need to assess the new situation and adapt accordingly.
• to adapt a book for television.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they adapt
• he / she / it adapts
• past simple adapted
• past participle adapted
• -ing form adapting

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare (from aptus ‘fit’).