tab; Q: What is the pair of word of Adapt, Adept Or Adopt?

Word: Adapt

Word: Adept

Meaning: To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation.

Meaning:

A highly skilled person; an expert: “The adepts in Washington mean to give rather than to take” (Lewis H. Lapham).

Sentence: This books is adapted to the needs of beginners.

Sentence:I am not an adept in photography.

Word: Adopt

Meaning: To take up and make one’s own: adopt a new idea.

Sentence:I like your methods of teaching and shall adopt them in my school.

March 16, 2011 | Tahir Abbas | No Comments | 643 views