adapt

[US]/əˈdæpt/
[UK]/əˈdæpt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. modify; make suitable

vi. adjust; become suitable

Phrases & Collocations

adapt and evolve

adapt to something

adapt for

Example Sentences

Yulan magnolia can adapt to a variety of soils.

a large organization can be slow to adapt to change.

The movie was adapted from a novel.

You should adapt yourself to the new environment.

The shoes adapt me well.

Adapt to outside, pond and rockwork.

She knew how to adapt herself.

This book is adapted for beginners.

a felicitous comment. See also Synonyms at adapt

reconcile my way of thinking with yours.See Synonyms at adapt

an elastic band), can adapt or be adapted to differing circumstances (

the film was adapted from a Turgenev short story.

wild animals adapt badly to a caged life.

St Paul's was perfectly adapted to pomp and circumstance.

She lacked the ability to adapt easily.

Maise, millet and kaoliang adapt readily to varying natural conditions.

Adapt to small aquarium, all kinds ofhandicraft and rockwork.

adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment.

sanitized the language in adapting the novel for television.

adapted themselves to city life;

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