Polyglot Dictionary

Anpassung

/ˈanˌpasʊŋ/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Anpassungen

Meaning

  1. adaptation, adjustment

    • Die Anpassung an das neue Klima dauert.

      Adapting to the new climate takes time.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

adaption

Adaption is more specific to adapting a work, like a book into a film; Anpassung is more general adjustment or adaptation.

Practice

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