Oxford Basic American Dictionary

to change something so that you can use it in a different way: The car was adapted for use as a taxi.

a • dapt • a • ble aw / s'dreptsbl /

able to change in a new situation

He'll get used to his new school soon. Children are very adaptable.

ad • ap • ta • tion |awl| / ,®d₃p'teijn ;

,redrep'teijn / noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) a movie, play, or TV show that is based on a book

The movie is a new adaptation of a novel by Jane Austen.

add О / red / verb ( adds , add . ing , idd . ed )

to put something with something else

Mix the flour with the milk and then add the eggs. Add your name to the list.

( math ) to put numbers together so that you get a total If you add 2 and 5 together, you get 7.

Add $4 to the total, to cover postage.

—ANTONYM subtract

to say something more

"Go away — and don't come back again,"she added. add up to find the total of several numbers The waiter hadn't added up the check correctly. add up to something to have as a total The numbers add up to exactly 100.

ad • dict / 'redikt / noun [ count ]

( health ) a person who cannot stop wanting something that is bad for them a drug addict

ad • dict • ed adjective

to be addicted to drugs

ad • dic • tion / s'dikjn /noun [count, noncount]

( health ) the condition of being unable to stop taking drugs or doing something that is bad for you She has a drug addiction .

ad • di • tion / oviiin / noun

[ noncount ] ( math ) putting numbers together

We learned addition and subtraction in elementary school.

[ count ] a thing or person that is added to something They have a new addition to their family (= a new baby ) . in addition ; in addition to something

as well as

He speaks five languages in addition to English.

ad • di • tion • al / s'dijsnl / adjective

added; extra

There is a small additional charge for the use of the swimming pool.

ad • dress 4? / s'dres ; 'sedres / noun [ count ]

( plural ad . dress . es )

Spelling

Remember! You spell address with DD and SS .

the number of the building and the name of the street and town where someone lives or works

Her address is 408 Broadway, Fargo, North Dakota. Are you still living at that address?

( computers ) a group of words and symbols that tells you where you can find someone or something using a computer

What is your e-mail address ?

ad • dress / s'dres /

( ad dress.es,ad . dress. ing ,ad dressed )

to write on a letter or package the name and address of the person you are sending it to

The letter was addressed to Jim Watson.

to make a formal speech to a group of people The president will address the assembly.

ad • e • quate aw / 'redikwst /

enough for what you need

They are very poor and do not have adequate food or clothing. ^ANTONYM inadequate

ad • e • quate • lyAWL / 'redikwstli / adverb ad • ja • cent AWB / ³'d3eisnt / adjective

next to something

She works in the office adjacent to mine. There was a fire in the adjacent building.

ad • jec • tive / 'red3iktiv / noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) a word you use with a noun that tells you more about it

In the phrase "this soup is hot," "hot" is an adjective.

ad • just AWL| / s'd3Ast / verb ( ad justs , ad just . ing , ad just . ed )

to make a small change to something, to make it better You can adjust the height of this chair.