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• adapt — [[t]ədæ̱pt[/t]] adapts, adapting, adapted 1) VERB 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. [V to n] The world will be different, and we will have to be… …   English dictionary

• adapt */*/ — UK [əˈdæpt] / US verb Word forms adapt : present tense I/you/we/they adapt he/she/it adapts present participle adapting past tense adapted past participle adapted 1) a) [intransitive] to change your ideas or behaviour so that you can deal with a… …   English dictionary

• Use tax — A use tax is a type of excise tax levied in the United States. It is assessed upon otherwise tax free tangible personal property purchased by a resident of the assessing state for use, storage or consumption of goods in that state (not for… …   Wikipedia

• adapt — a|dapt [ ə dæpt ] verb ** intransitive to change your ideas or behavior so that you can deal with a new situation: The company was accused of being slow to adapt. adapt to: Most students have little difficulty adapting to college life. a.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• adapt — verb 1 (I, T) to gradually change your behaviour and attitudes so that you get used to a new situation and can deal with it successfully (+ to): The children are finding it hard to adapt to their new school. | plants that have adapted themselves… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• adapt — /ə dæpt/ verb to change something a little to fit in with changing circumstances ● This product must be adapted in line with recent technological developments. ● The device has been adapted for use on board aircraft …   Marketing dictionary in english

• adapt — 1 Adapt, adjust, accommodate, conform, reconcile agree in denoting to bring into correspondence. To adapt is to fit or suit to something; it distinctively implies modification to meet new conditions, frequently with the added suggestion of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Adapt — A*dapt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adapted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adapting}.] [L. adaptare; ad + aptare to fit; cf. F. adapter. See {Apt}, {Adept}.] To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as to fit for a new use; sometimes followed by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• adapt — ► VERB 1) make suitable for a new use or purpose. 2) become adjusted to new conditions. DERIVATIVES adaptive adjective. ORIGIN Latin adaptare, from aptus fit …   English terms dictionary

• adapt — 01. It has taken my family a long time to [adapt] to the cold of Alaska. 02. Animals that live in the desert have evolved wonderful systems of [adaptation] to this severe environment. 03. People in this generation need to be able to [adapt] to… …   Grammatical examples in English

• adapt — verb Etymology: French or Latin; French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad + aptare to fit, from aptus apt, fit Date: 15th century transitive verb to make fit (as for a specific or new use or situation) often by modification intransitive verb… …   New Collegiate Dictionary