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UK [əˈdæpt] / US verb
Word forms "adapt":
present tense I/you/we/they adapt he/she/it adapts present participle adapting past tense adapted past participle adapted
1)
a) [intransitive] to change your ideas or behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation

The company was accused of being slow to adapt.

adapt to:

Most students have little difficulty adapting to college life.

b) [transitive] to change something to make it more suitable for a new use or situation

Courses can be adapted to suit the needs of the individual.

a specially adapted car

adapt for:

You can adapt this fabric for anything from divers' suits to gloves.

2) [transitive] to change a book or play so that it can be made into a film, TV programme etc
adapt something from something:

The film is adapted from a Michael Crichton novel.


English dictionary. 2014.

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