adapt

/əˈdæpt/

verb

adaptować się

/adapˈtɔvat͡ɕ ɕɛ/· czasownik

Also

przystosować siędostosować

Definition

To adjust to new conditions; to modify something for a new use or purpose.

Examples

It took him a while to adapt to the new environment.

Zajęło mu trochę czasu, aby zaadaptować się do nowego środowiska.

The film was adapted from a novel.

Film został dostosowany na podstawie powieści.

Synonyms

adjust acclimatize modify

Collocations

adapt to changeadapt quicklyadapt a book

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