Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

    anpassen, angleichen, anwenden

    приспоса́бливатьprisposáblivatʹ, приспосо́битьprisposóbitʹ, подгоня́тьpodgonjátʹ

    пристосо́вуватиprystosóvuvaty, пристосува́тиprystosuváty, адаптува́тиadaptuváty

    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

  2. (transitive)To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.

    to adapt a story for the stage

    to adapt an old machine to a new manufacture

    anpassen, modifizieren, überarbeiten

  3. (transitive)To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.

    to bring out a play adapted from the French

    a word of an adapted form

    herrichten, rezipieren, nachempfinden

  4. (intransitive)To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.

    They could not adapt to the new climate and so perished.

    assimilieren, akkommodieren

    приспоса́бливатьсяprisposáblivatʹsja, приспосо́битьсяprisposóbitʹsja, адапти́роватьсяadaptírovatʹsja

    пристосо́вуватисяprystosóvuvatysja, пристосува́тисяprystosuvátysja, адаптува́тисяadaptuvátysja

    adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

Examples

237 sentences
  1. This book is adapted for children.

    Ця книжка адаптована для дітей.

    deDieses Buch wurde für Kinder adaptiert.

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  2. He adapted himself to his new life.

    Він адаптувався до нового життя.

    ruОн приспособился к новой жизни.

    deEr passte sich an sein neues Leben an.

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  3. The young adapt to change easily.

    ruМолодые быстро приспосабливаются к переменам.

    deDie Jugend passt sich leicht an Wechsel an.

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  4. He adapted the story for children.

    ruОн адаптировал историю для детей.

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  5. He couldn't adapt to new circumstances.

    ruОн не мог приспособиться к новым обстоятельствам.

    deEr konnte sich den neuen Gegebenheiten nicht anpassen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to make suitable:
to make oneself comfortable to a new thing:
Русский
By meaning 2
to make suitable:
to make oneself comfortable to a new thing:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to make suitable:
to fit by alteration:
to make by altering:
to make oneself comfortable to a new thing:

Origin

From Middle English *adapten (attested in Middle English adapted (past participle)), from

From Middle English *adapten (attested in Middle English adapted (past participle)), from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”), from ad- (“to”) + aptāre (“to make fit”), from aptus (“fit”); see apt.

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Forms

adapts, adapting, adapted, adapted
Base formadapt · to adapt
3rd person singularadapts
Present participleadapting
Past simpleadapted
Past participleadapted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadapt
he, she, itadapts

Past simpleLesson

all personsadapted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave adapted
he, she, ithas adapted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill adapt

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose:accommodate
  • adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions:adjustconform

Word family

34 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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