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adopt
[uh-dopt]
verb (used with object)
to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent.
to adopt a nickname.
to take responsibility for raising (someone elseās biological child) as one's own, specifically by a formal legal act.
After more than 300 days in foster care, the twins were adopted by a family that was able to keep the siblings together.
to acquire (a pet, especially one from an animal rescue organization).
Local animal rescue groups use social media to persuade people to adopt dogs and cats from them instead of purchasing puppies and kittens from pet shops or breeders.
to take or receive into any kind of new relationship.
to adopt a person as a protƩgƩ.
to select as a basic or required textbook or series of textbooks in a course.
to vote to accept.
The House adopted the report.
to accept or act in accordance with (a plan, principle, etc.).
verb (used without object)
to take a nonbiological child into oneās home and raise as oneās own.
to acquire a pet, especially one from an animal rescue organization.
āAdopt! Donāt shop!ā is the popular slogan promoted by one nonprofit animal advocacy group.
verb phrase
to place in a home by means of adoption.
The shelter provides basic medical care and vaccinations to the animals they will be adopting out.
adopt
/ ÉĖ»åÉ±č³Ł /
verb
law to bring (a person) into a specific relationship, esp to take (another's child) as one's own child
to choose and follow (a plan, technique, etc)
to take over (an idea, etc) as if it were one's own
to take on; assume
to adopt a title
to accept (a report, etc)
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- adopter noun
- nonadopter noun
- preadopt verb (used with object)
- quasi-adopt verb (used with object)
- quasi-adopted adjective
- readopt verb (used with object)
- unadopted adjective
- well-adopted adjective
- Ė²¹»å“Ē±čĖ³Ł±š±š noun
- ²¹Ė»å“Ē±č³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō noun
- ²¹Ė»å“Ē±č³Ł±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of adopt1
Example Sentences
He said half a million of the sellers on its platforms were already using the company's AI tools to create information about their products, while advertisers were also adopting its AI offerings.
For decades, Morelloās been a fixture in left-populist movements in his adopted hometown of Los Angeles, spanning his time in the now-dormant Rage Against the Machine, as a solo artist and as a left-labor activist.
The proposal is pending, with the city council expected to finalize and adopt the 2025ā27 operating budget on June 24.
So golf administrators and their broadcast partners must be considering whether they should adopt a similar stance to tennis.
Traditionally, the advisory committeeās recommendations on who should get vaccinated were adopted by the director of the CDC.
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When To Use
To adopt is to take another parentās child into oneās custody, typically in a formal legal way, in order to permanently act as their parent or guardian.This most commonly involves an adult couple or a single adult adopting and raising a child who is no longer in the custody of either of their birth parents (biological parents), such as in cases where they have died or are otherwise unable to care for the child. This sense of adopt can also be used in reference to adopting an animal as a pet, such as from an animal shelter. The word is especially used this way when the animal had a previous caretaker.Adopt and the noun form adoption have many other more general meanings. Most generally, adopt means to choose or take as one's own. It can also mean to accept something or vote to approve it. In all cases, adoption is the act or process of adopting, or the state of having adopted.To adopt a tradition or religion is to make it oneās own. To adopt a plan is to approve it and act according to its steps. Similarly, to adopt a law is to formally vote to approve it and take steps to follow and enforce it.Example: Weāve found an agency that will help us to adopt.
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