adapted
Syllables: adapt·ed/əˈdæptɪd/
adapted is the simple past and past participle of adapt.
Meaning of adapt
Verb
adapt (third-person singular simple present adapts, present participle adapting, simple past and past participle adapted)
- To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
- Synonyms:
- proportion
- To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
- to adapt a story for the stage
- To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.
- to bring out a play adapted from the French
- To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.
- They could not adapt to the new climate and so perished.
Adjective
adapted (comparative more adapted, superlative most adapted)
- Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.
- That movie was an adapted novel.
Forms of adapted
| comparative | more adapted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most adapted |
Words formed from adapted
Questions about adapted
- What does adapted mean?
- Adapted means having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.
- What is adapted the simple past and past participle of?
- Adapted is the simple past and past participle of adapt.
- What part of speech is adapted?
- Adapted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce adapted?
- Adapted is pronounced /əˈdæptɪd/.
Words near adapted in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: adapted (page history and authors); adapt (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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