Adapt and Set

Adapt

Adapt verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.

Set and adapt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a verb "Adapt".

Set

Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.

Adapt and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adapt" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

Common collocations

plot adapt plot set plot
series adapt series set series
scene adapt scene set scene
way adapt way set way
Other words: plan, story, plans, events, stories.

Both words in one sentence

  • Sometimes these powers act like a Swiss-Army Superpower that become "set" as the wearer needs them, until the armor stops being able to "adapt".
  • Film / Day for Night Several times does the Troubled Production force the crew to improvise and change the script to adapt to new circumstances on the set.
  • Comic Book / The Sandman Morpheus set Daniel up to become the new Dream because his more human perspective would make him a kinder, gentler aspect of Dream, and more able to adapt to change.
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