adapt
to change your behaviour, or change something, to suit a new situation
You adapt when you get used to new conditions, or when you change something so it works better in a new place.
adapt meaning in Hindi
नई स्थिति के अनुसार ख़ुद को या किसी चीज़ को बदलना; ढल जाना
जब आप नई परिस्थितियों के आदी हो जाते हैं, या किसी चीज़ को नई जगह पर बेहतर काम करने के लिए बदलते हैं, तो adapt करते हैं।
Examples
- It took me a month to adapt to the cold weather in Shimla.शिमला की ठंड में ढलने में मुझे एक महीना लगा।
- Farmers are adapting to uneven rainfall by growing millets.किसान अनियमित बारिश से निपटने के लिए मोटे अनाज (मिलेट्स) उगाकर ख़ुद को ढाल रहे हैं।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
An ADAPTer changes a plug to fit a new socket — you ADAPT to fit a new place.
💡 Did you know?
Don't confuse 'adapt' (change to fit) with 'adopt' (take as your own).
Word origin
From Latin 'adaptare', to fit to, from 'ad' (to) + 'aptare' (to fit).
Other meanings
verb To change a creative, message or product so it suits a different market or channel.
verb To change yourself or something so that it suits new conditions.
adjective able to change easily to suit new situations or conditions
adapt meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | नई स्थिति के अनुसार ख़ुद को या किसी चीज़ को बदलना; ढल जाना |
| Arabic · العربية | يغيّر سلوكه أو يغيّر شيئًا ليناسب وضعًا جديدًا؛ يتكيّف |
| French · Français | changer son comportement, ou changer quelque chose, pour s'adapter à une nouvelle situation ; s'adapter, adapter |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | mengubah perilaku atau sesuatu agar sesuai dengan situasi baru; menyesuaikan diri |
| Chinese · 中文 | 适应；改变自己或某物以适合新情况 |
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to accept or admit that something is true or exists
to get or gain something, such as a skill, property or company
real or true, not only what was expected or imagined
A film, play or series based on a book; also a change to suit new cond
a person who cannot stop taking a drug or doing a harmful habit
Enough in amount or good enough in quality for a particular need.