adapt

/əˈdæpt/ verb

Translation

CHANGE BEHAVIOUR [I] › to change your behaviour so that it is suitable for a new situation

uyum sağlamak, uymak

It takes time to adapt to a new working environment.1335

CHANGE SOMETHING [T] › to change something so that it is suitable for a different use or situation

bir şeyi yeni bir duruma veya kullanıma uydurmak, uymasını sağlamak

Courses have to be adapted for different markets.1335

BOOK [T] › to change a book or play so that it can be made into a film or television programme

uyarlamak

Both novels have been adapted for television.1335

(Definition of adapt verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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