Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for adapt.
Definitions
Trivia Time
Which animal is known to adapt easily to urban life?

adapt

[uh-dapt] / əˈdæpt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Before the international break, he described the opening five weeks of the campaign as similar to still being in pre-season with 10 new players to adapt following a chaotic summer of change.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The refresh, according to Global Managing Partner Alan Mason, reflects the firm’s “ambition to remain at the forefront of law, adapt to changing client needs and help shape the future of legal services.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

New research from Binghamton University suggests that these healthy routines are connected to a mental skill called psychological flexibility, which helps people adapt to challenges and recover from stressful experiences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

But you had better be able to adapt in a shifting employment landscape, one in which corporate executives might be under more pressure than ever to deliver.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

But my eyes are taking too much time to adapt.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

"The kind of person who misses a flight and, instead of panicking, calmly adapts to the situation. This person may still feel stressed, but they're better able to manage it through psychological flexibility."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mike Flanagan adapts the Stephen King book into an eight-part series, starring an impressive Summer H. Howell and cannily updated to the present day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

She runs away to a place where she adapts quickly to the creatures around her, and learns how to feel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Haydn Parry: It will be interesting to see how wide receiver Carnell Tate, fourth overall pick by Tennessee, adapts among the big boys.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

"He adapts himself very well to things. He really does. I mean he really knows how to adapt himself."

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

Their bodies had adapted so effectively that walking with the extra load required slightly less energy than walking without it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The company is also home to "Reese's Book Club", an online reading community whose promoted titles are sometimes adapted for the screen.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Weaving together material adapted from several ancient Greek sources, Ferdia Lennon’s novel is a tragicomic reimagining of the experience of Athenian prisoners captured during the disastrous Sicilian Expedition of 415-13 B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Not all workers and business have adapted to the same degree.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Even if Fertile Crescent crops adapted to winter rain could somehow have crossed the Sahara, they would have been difficult to grow in the summer-rain Sahel zone.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Related: Traditional TV broadcasters attending this week’s annual Mipcom content market and conference in Cannes, France, said they’re adapting to YouTube’s pull on audiences—and finding ways to capitalize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Asked if the demanding job would impact her personal life, Zacharia described how her family of four children was adapting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Other Jurassic docodont fossils show that members of this group were already adapting to very different environments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Andrew Friedman is confident about the Dodgers’ bullpen adapting to high-leverage situations in the playoffs even if he doesn’t have a designated closer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

He’d flourished in his new environment, adapting in every way except one: No matter how hard he tried, he simply could not get used to the weather.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti


Vocabulary lists containing adapt

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training