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    adopt
    /əˈdɒpt/

    verb

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADOPT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of adopt as a verb in different contexts, such as taking a child, starting something, or choosing something. See how to use adopt in sentences with synonyms and related words.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › adoptAdopt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb adopt, which means to take or accept something as one's own. Find out how to use adopt in different contexts, such as adopting a child, a policy, or a word.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › adoptADOPT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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 one’s own. To adopt a plan is to approve

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADOPT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to legally take another person's child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child: They've adopted a baby girl. She had the child adopted (= she gave her baby to someone else to take care of). They have no children of their own, but they're hoping to adopt. Compare. foster verb (TAKE CARE OF) [ T ]

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishadopt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the verb adopt, which means to take somebody else's child into your family, to start to use a method or attitude, or to choose a new name or country. See also related words and collocations.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishADOPT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of adopt as a verb and a noun, with examples of usage and synonyms. Find out how to adopt a child, a plan, a country, or an accent in different contexts.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › adoptAdopt - definition of adopt by The Free Dictionary

    1. To take on the legal responsibilities as parent of (a child that is not one's biological child). 2. To become the owner or caretaker of (a pet, especially one from a shelter). 3. a. To take and follow (a course of action, for example) by choice or assent: adopt a new technique. b. To take up and make one's own: adopt a new idea. 4.