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adaptable

Adjective

IPA /əˈdæptəbl/

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Able to adjust your behaviour or approach when circumstances change, so that you can manage new situations successfully.

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adaptable/əˈdæptəbl/

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Our adaptable dog settled quickly into life in the new flat.
Adaptable employees can learn new systems when their team changes its methods.

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adaptable — Able to adjust your behaviour or approach when circumstances change, so that you can manage new situations successfully.

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Formed from the verb adapt and the ending -able.

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Adaptability is the noun for the ability to adjust to new conditions.

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