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   What is adapt verb?

   • Definition of adapt verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [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.

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   What does adapted Mean?

   • [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.

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   Where did the word adapt come from?

   • English speakers adapted adapt, for example, in the 15th century from the Middle French adapter, which was itself an adaptation of Latin adaptāre. That source traces back to Latin aptus, meaning "fit" or "apt." Other adaptations of aptus in English include aptitude, inept, and of course apt itself, as well as unapt and inapt.

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   How do you adapt to a new situation?

   • If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully. The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change. [VERB + to] They have had to adapt themselves to a war economy. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + to]

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   [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.

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     verb. /əˈdæpt/. Verb Forms. [transitive] to change something...

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     modify something to change something slightly, especially in...

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     [intransitive, transitive] to get used to a new situation by...

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   verb. ə-ˈdapt. a- adapted; adapting; adapts. Synonyms of adapt. transitive verb. : to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification. adapt the curriculum to students' needs. intransitive verb. : to become adapted. adapt to a new environment. Did you know?

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   to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses: adapt something for something Davies is busy adapting Brinkworth's latest novel for television. The play had been adapted for (= changed to make it suitable for) children.

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   verb (used with object) to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly: They adapted themselves to the change quickly. He adapted the novel for movies. Synonyms: convert, rework, modify, conform, reconcile, suit, accommodate, fit.

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   1 day ago · 1. (often foll by to) to adjust (someone or something, esp oneself) to different conditions, a new environment, etc. 2. (transitive) to fit, change, or modify to suit a new or different purpose. to adapt a play for use in schools. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   verb. us / əˈdæpt / uk / əˈdæpt / Add to word list. B2 [ T ] to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses: adapt something for something Davies is busy adapting Brinkworth's latest novel for television. The play had been adapted for (= changed to make it suitable for) children.