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{
"term": "adapt",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "adapt",
"heSheIt": "adapts"
},
"pastSimple": "adapted",
"pastParticiple": "adapted",
"ingForm": "adapting"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation",
"sensetop": "adapt to somethingadapt yourself to something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's amazing how soon you adapt."
},
{
"text": "The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive."
},
{
"text": "Some animals have a remarkable ability to **adapt to** changing **environments**.",
"contextForm": "adapt to something"
},
{
"text": "A large organization can be slow to **adapt to change**."
},
{
"text": "The company was able to **adapt to the conditions** and enhance its position."
},
{
"text": "We have had to adapt quickly to the new system."
},
{
"text": "It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings.",
"contextForm": "adapt yourself to something"
},
{
"text": "The children have adapted well to the heat."
},
{
"text": "The company can easily adapt to changing demand."
},
{
"text": "We need to assess the new situation and adapt accordingly."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["successfully", "well", "quickly"],
"verb + adapt": ["be able to", "can", "be unable to"],
"preposition": ["to"],
"phrases": [
"the ability to adapt",
"find it difficult to adapt",
"find it hard to adapt"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to change something in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation",
"sensetop": "adapt somethingadapt something for something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.",
"contextForm": "adapt something"
},
{
"text": "We need technology that can be adapted to suit the needs of the future."
},
{
"text": "The gym has been adapted for use by visually impaired students.",
"contextForm": "adapt something for something"
}
],
"collocations": {
"preposition": ["for", "from"],
"phrases": ["specially adapted"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film, television drama, etc.",
"sensetop": "adapt something for somethingadapt something from somethingadapt somethingadapt something for something from something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Three of her novels have been adapted for television.",
"contextForm": "adapt something for something"
},
{
"text": "The radio play had been adapted from a novel.",
"contextForm": "adapt something from something"
},
{
"text": "They have adapted her original novel beautifully.",
"contextForm": "adapt something"
},
{
"text": "It was adapted for the screen from his original play.",
"contextForm": "adapt something for something from something"
}
],
"topics": [
"Literature and writing",
"Film and theatre",
"TV, radio and news"
],
"collocations": {
"preposition": ["for", "from"],
"phrases": ["specially adapted"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈdæpt/",
"audio": "ad/adapt/adapt__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈdæpts/",
"audio": "ad/adapt/adapts__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈdæptɪd/",
"audio": "ad/adapt/adapted__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈdæptɪŋ/",
"audio": "ad/adapt/adapting__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈdæpt/",
"audio": "ad/adapt/adapt__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈdæpts/",
"audio": "ad/adapt/adapts__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈdæptɪd/",
"audio": "ad/adapt/adapted__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈdæptɪŋ/",
"audio": "ad/adapt/adapting__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare (from aptus ‘fit’)."
}