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# adapted

verb form of adapt (adapt, adapts, adapted, adapting); adjective (adapted)

«adapted» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Adapted means changed so as to suit a new use, place or situation («The book was adapted into a film»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#m1)
2. In science, adapted describes a living thing whose body or behaviour suits its habitat («Camels are adapted to the desert»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#m2)
3. Adapted means got used to something new («She quickly adapted to her new school»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science it is a key word: animals and plants are adapted to their environment through features called adaptations (a polar bear's thick fur, a cactus's spines, a duck's webbed feet), which evolved over many generations. In English lessons stories are adapted for film, stage or younger readers. In everyday life equipment is adapted for disabled people. Phrases: «adapted to», «adapted for», «well adapted», «adapted from».

### Examples

- A polar bear is adapted to the cold Arctic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#x1)
- Cactuses are adapted to live with little water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#x2)
- The play was adapted from a famous book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#x3)
- The car was adapted so that Grandad could drive with his hands only. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#x4)
- Ducks have webbed feet, adapted for swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#x5)
- After a few weeks, our puppy adapted to his new home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#x6)
- The recipe was adapted to make it gluten-free. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#x7)
- Fish are adapted to breathe in water with gills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#x8)
- The stories have mainly been adapted or translated by Mrs. Lang, a few by Miss Lang and Miss Blackley. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/#x9)

### Note

Regular past: «adapted». Noun «adaptation». Trap: «adapt» (to change to suit) is different from «adopt» (to take as your own, like adopting a child). In science, animals do not decide to adapt; adaptations come from evolution over many generations.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adapted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapted/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adapted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adapted.html) on Mova free.