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adapt
Verb
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If you adapt to changes, conditions, needs, etc., you change to fit them.
It was difficult to adapt to the changes, but I work much better now.
It's a special military vehicle adapted for use in the snow.
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You can adapt book or other work to a movie, musical, or other form of entertainment.
Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher", was adapted to a movie in 1960.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
stage
Noun
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a high floor where some people perform while other people watch
The actors performed on the stage while the audience watched.
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a vehicle, especially a horse-drawn coach, usually stagecoach
The stage arrived in Dodge City with Lola Montez on board.
We took a ride on the stagecoach at the amusement park.
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a phase or level
The first stage in our trip to the moon will be the blast off.
Have you completed the first stage in your training?
stage
Verb
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to put or "mount" a work on the stage
This producer stages shows around the world.
The producers will stage the new musical in New York, London, and Toronto.
The show was staged in Montreal before it opened in New York.
Producers are staging the show in several cities.