adapt
verb (used with object)
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly.
is adapting
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present progressiveof adapt (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As ever, Ukraine is adapting to a yet another new threat.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“It is adapting to these urban spaces, and as it does that, it will increasingly bite the animal that is the densest-population animal in these habitats, which is humans,” she said.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
A century-old oilfield-services company is adapting to Middle East headwinds by making money elsewhere.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
This reflects a military that is adapting, not necessarily crumbling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
A new school of thinkers is adapting the new form of thought to economical matters.
From The Eve of the French Revolution by Edward J. (Edward Jackson) Lowell
