adapt
verb (used with object)
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly.
adapted
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past participleof adapt.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof adapt.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
adaptverb (used with object)to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly.
Example Sentences
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The last time the videogame about rampaging undead was adapted, in 2021, the box office haul was paltry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Its developers believe the framework could be adapted for tokamaks with different shapes, sizes and instruments, including fusion machines that have not yet been designed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
“CBS This Morning” was renamed “CBS Mornings” in 2021, and adapted the theme music of the network’s popular weekend program “CBS Sunday Morning.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
It is a centuries old legend of stealing from the rich to give to the poor, freshly adapted for the big screen, filmed entirely in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
She had adapted to the environment and learned all the codes of behavior for Immie’s world.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
