to adapt

Definition von to adapt im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: assimilate; Adapted; fit; suited; suitable; To change oneself so as to be adapted
They could not adapt to the new climate and so perished.; To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character: as, to bring out a play adapted from the French; a word of an adapted form; {v} to suit, make fit, adjust, apply, join; adapter; to change in order to fit new conditions; to change to fit, as in: Newcomers quickly adapt to the culture of the Internet; adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"; make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"; - to change or tailor something to fit, humans change their environment or their way of doing something to fit their current needs or goals; to modify in response to change When used in regard to evolution, it means that some structure or behaviour of an organism may over time, appear to change in response toa new threat or opportunity in the environment The bacterium which causes tuberculosis has developed certain strains which have adapted to the antibiotics used to treat the disease which is now becoming more difficult to treat Adductors - muscle bringing a limb or the jaw towards the body; to change or adjust to new living conditions; v To adjust to a specific situation To develop new or innovative methods, skills or tools to make the situation and structure workable; To adjust to; Fitted; suited; To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit; to proportion; {f} conform; change, make suitable; match, fit; adapt oneself, become adjusted; To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust: as, to adapt a story or a foreign play for the stage; to adapt an old machine to a new manufacture; If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully. The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change They have had to adapt themselves to a war economy. = adjust; If you adapt something, you change it to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation. Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office. = modify; If you adapt a book or play, you change it so that it can be made into a film or a television programme. The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen The film has been adapted from a play of the same title. see also adapted; make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country; To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as to fit for a new use; sometimes followed by to or for

to adapt

Silbentrennung

to a·dapt

Türkische aussprache

tı ıdäpt

Aussprache

/tə əˈdapt/ /tə əˈdæpt/

Etymologie

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.