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Definition of adaptable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adaptable

adjective
 
/əˈdæptəbl/
 
/əˈdæptəbl/
(approving)
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  1. able to change or be changed in order to deal successfully with new situations
    • Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else.
    • Successful businesses are highly adaptable to economic change.
    • The company provides highly adaptable business systems.
    • The vehicles are large and not easily adaptable to new uses.
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    • be
    • prove
    • make somebody/​something
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • to
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