Meaning of adapt In English

• 0 to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses:

  • Many software companies have adapted popular programs to the new operating system.

  • The recipe here is a pork roast adapted from Caroline O'Neill's book "Louisiana Kitchen".

  • [ + to infinitive ] We had to adapt our plans to fit Jack's timetable.

  • The play had been adapted for (= changed to make it suitable for) children.

  • Davies is busy adapting Brinkworth's latest novel for television.

  • The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily to new environments.

  • It took me a while to adapt to the new job.

  • Species have adapted to climate changes throughout history.

  • The ways in which organisms have adapted to survive in this extreme environment are not well understood.

• 1 to adjust to different conditions or uses, or to change to meet different situations

• 2 to become familiar with a new situation:

  • adapt to sth To remain competitive the company has to be able to adapt to the changing marketplace.

  • adapt to doing sth Dick has adapted very well to running a multinational.

• 3 to change something to suit different conditions or uses:

  • Sometimes you have to adapt the design to suit the customer's requirements.

  • adapt sth for sth It was the first time a British brewer had adapted a product for French tastes.