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Collocations for adapt - verb

1. change your way of behaving

ADVERB

successfully, well
The children have adapted well to the heat.
quickly
easily, readily
The company can easily adapt to changing demand.
accordingly
We need to assess the new situation and adapt accordingly.

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VERB + adapt

be able to, can
be unable to, cannot
have to, must
need to
learn to

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PREPOSITION

to

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PHRASES

the ability to adapt
Some animals have a remarkable ability to adapt to changing environments.
find it difficult to adapt, find it hard to adapt
A lot of companies have found it hard to adapt to the new system.

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2. change a thing

PREPOSITION

for
to adapt a book for television
from
The radio play had been adapted from a novel.

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PHRASES

specially adapted
The classroom has been specially adapted to take wheelchairs.

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Adapt is used with these nouns as the object:
article, model, novel, recipe, style, system, technique

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