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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“With many of the top overall contenders in the adapted category this year, past short-film winner Martin McDonagh could finally earn his first Oscar for a feature,” writes Dave Karger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Anyone vigilant about spoilers has adapted their own methods of avoiding them.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Microscopic observations revealed how the adapted cells overcame this resistance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
I trust Bill Irwin, who plays the title role, Argan, in a new Broadway revival he adapted himself, will fare better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Right from the start, it was clear that no one had ever been better adapted to a sport than Finny was to blitzball.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
