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a·dapt·a·ble

(ə-dăp′tə-bəl)

adj.

Capable of adapting or of being adapted.

a·dapt′a·bil′i·ty, a·dapt′a·ble·ness n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

a•dapt•a•ble

(əˈdæp tə bəl)

adj.

1. capable of being adapted.

2. able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions: an adaptable person.

[1790–1800]

a•dapt`a•bil′i•ty, n.

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Adj.

adaptable - capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"

unadaptable - not adaptable

adaptable

adjective

1. flexible, variable, versatile, resilient, easy-going, changeable, modifiable, conformable They are adaptable foragers that can survive on a wide range of foods.

2. adjustable, flexible, compliant, malleable, pliant, plastic, modifiable, alterable He hopes to make the workforce more adaptable and skilled.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

adaptable

adjective

Capable of adapting or being adapted:

adaptive, adjustable, elastic, flexible, malleable, pliable, pliant, supple.

Translations

قَابِل لِلتَكَيُّف

přizpůsobivý

fleksibelsmidigtilpasningsdygtig

anpassungsfähig

adaptable

alkalmazkodni tudó

aîlögunarhæfur

adattabile applicabile

smidig tilpasningsdyktig

prispôsobivý

uyum sağlayan

能适应的

adaptable

[əˈdæptəbl] ADJ [vehicle etc] → adaptable; [person] → capaz de acomodarse, adaptable
he's very adaptable → se adapta or se acomoda con facilidad a las circunstancias

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

adaptable

[əˈdæptəb^əl] adj

(= open to change) [person, animal] → qui s'adapte facilement
to be adaptable to sth → s'adapter facilement à qch

[object, material] → adaptable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

adaptable

adj plant, animal, person → anpassungsfähig; vehicle, hairstyle → vielseitig; schedule → flexibel; to be adaptable to something (person, animal, plant) → sich an etw (acc) → anpassen können; (vehicle) → sich in etw (dat) → verwenden lassen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

adaptable

[əˈdæptəbl] adj (person, device) → adattabile, che sa adattarsi; (device) → adattabile
he's very adaptable → si adatta facilmente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

adapt

(əˈdӕpt) verb

to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc). She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television.

ˌadapˈtation (ӕ-) noun

aˈdaptable adjective

willing or able to change to fit in with different circumstances. Children are usually very adaptable.

aˌdaptaˈbility noun

aˈdaptor noun

a device which enables an electrical plug of one type to be used in a socket of another type, or several plugs to be used in the same socket at the same time.

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