{
    "term": "adapt",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "adapt",
            "heSheIt": "adapts"
        },
        "pastSimple": "adapted",
        "pastParticiple": "adapted",
        "ingForm": "adapting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation",
            "sensetop": "adapt to somethingadapt yourself to something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's amazing how soon you adapt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some animals have a remarkable ability to **adapt to** changing **environments**.",
                    "contextForm": "adapt to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A large organization can be slow to **adapt to change**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company was able to **adapt to the conditions** and enhance its position."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have had to adapt quickly to the new system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings.",
                    "contextForm": "adapt yourself to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children have adapted well to the heat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company can easily adapt to changing demand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to assess the new situation and adapt accordingly."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["successfully", "well", "quickly"],
                "verb + adapt": ["be able to", "can", "be unable to"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the ability to adapt",
                    "find it difficult to adapt",
                    "find it hard to adapt"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to change something in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation",
            "sensetop": "adapt somethingadapt something for something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.",
                    "contextForm": "adapt something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need technology that can be adapted to suit the needs of the future."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gym has been adapted for use by visually impaired students.",
                    "contextForm": "adapt something for something"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "preposition": ["for", "from"],
                "phrases": ["specially adapted"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film, television drama, etc.",
            "sensetop": "adapt something for somethingadapt something from somethingadapt somethingadapt something for something from something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Three of her novels have been adapted for television.",
                    "contextForm": "adapt something for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The radio play had been adapted from a novel.",
                    "contextForm": "adapt something from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have adapted her original novel beautifully.",
                    "contextForm": "adapt something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was adapted for the screen from his original play.",
                    "contextForm": "adapt something for something from something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": [
                "Literature and writing",
                "Film and theatre",
                "TV, radio and news"
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "preposition": ["for", "from"],
                "phrases": ["specially adapted"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈdæpt/",
                "audio": "ad/adapt/adapt__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈdæpts/",
                "audio": "ad/adapt/adapts__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈdæptɪd/",
                "audio": "ad/adapt/adapted__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈdæptɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ad/adapt/adapting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈdæpt/",
                "audio": "ad/adapt/adapt__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈdæpts/",
                "audio": "ad/adapt/adapts__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈdæptɪd/",
                "audio": "ad/adapt/adapted__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈdæptɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ad/adapt/adapting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare (from aptus ‘fit’)."
}