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# adapter

noun (an adapter, adapters); also spelled adaptor

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

## Everyday

1. A small device that lets you connect a plug or cable to a socket or machine it does not normally fit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapter/#m1)
2. A person who adapts something, such as a story for film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapter/#m2)

### In the lessons

Everyday and travel: a travel adapter for plugs in another country, a USB adapter for a laptop. Safety: do not overload an adapter with too many plugs. Phrases: plug adapter, travel adapter, power adapter.

### Examples

- We need a travel adapter for the plugs in Spain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapter/#x1)
- The laptop came with a power adapter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapter/#x2)
- Do not plug too many things into one adapter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapter/#x3)
- He used an adapter to connect his headphones to the phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapter/#x4)
- The UK plug would not fit, so Dad found an adapter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapter/#x5)
- The film's adapter changed the ending of the book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adapter/#x6)

### Note

Both spellings are correct: adapter and adaptor (adaptor is common in UK and Australia for the device). Verb: adapt. Do not confuse "adapt" (change to fit) with "adopt" (take as your own).

## On Mova

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