adapt
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/əˈdæpt/
/əˈdæpt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they adapt | /əˈdæpt/ /əˈdæpt/ |
| he / she / it adapts | /əˈdæpts/ /əˈdæpts/ |
| past simple adapted | /əˈdæptɪd/ /əˈdæptɪd/ |
| past participle adapted | /əˈdæptɪd/ /əˈdæptɪd/ |
| -ing form adapting | /əˈdæptɪŋ/ /əˈdæptɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation synonym adjust
- It's amazing how soon you adapt.
- The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive.
- adapt to something Some animals have a remarkable ability to adapt to changing environments.
- A large organization can be slow to adapt to change
- The company was able to adapt to the conditions and enhance its position.
- We have had to adapt quickly to the new system.
- adapt yourself to something It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2- The children have adapted well to the heat.
- The company can easily adapt to changing demand.
- We need to assess the new situation and adapt accordingly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- successfully
- well
- quickly
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- to
- the ability to adapt
- find it difficult to adapt
- find it hard to adapt
- …
- [transitive] to change something in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation synonym modify
- adapt something These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.
- The classroom has been specially adapted to take wheelchairs.
- adapt something for something Most of these tools have been specially adapted for use by disabled people.
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- for
- from
- specially adapted
- [transitive] to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film, television drama, etc.
- adapt something for something Three of her novels have been adapted for television.
- adapt something from something The radio play had been adapted from a novel.
- adapt something They have adapted her original novel beautifully.
- adapt something for something from something It was adapted for the screen from his original play.
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- for
- from
- specially adapted
Word Originlate Middle English: from French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare (from aptus ‘fit’).