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Adopt - English meaning

Adopt – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own.

Usage examples:

There are many people eager to adopt a baby
verb

Take on or assume (an attitude or position).

Usage examples:

He adopted a patronizing tone
verb

(of a local authority) accept responsibility for the maintenance of (a road).

Usage examples:

A wiltshire county council spokesman said plans were in hand for the council to adopt the road as a…
verb

To take another person’s child legally into your own family to raise as your own child

Usage examples:

[ t ] they adopted raphael last september., the new law means companies will adopt energy-saving me…
verb

To start to use a new method, system, law, etc.

Usage examples:

Many european businesses are now adopting a management style closer to that of the us., adopt an ap…

Adopt translation into English

Adopt: translate from English into Chinese

Translate adopt into Chinese (Simplified)}
采纳, 采用, 采取, 通过, 收养, 抱, 取, 树立, 认, 义

Adopt: translate from English into Dutch

Translate adopt into Dutch}
Adopteren, Aannemen, Goedkeuren, Overnemen, Opnemen, Ontlenen, Zich eigen maken

Adopt: translate from English into French

Translate adopt into French}
Adopter, Approuver, Choisir

Adopt: translate from English into German

Translate adopt into German}
Adoptieren, Annehmen, Verabschieden, Übernehmen, Nehmen, Ergreifen, Wählen, Einschlagen

Adopt: translate from English into Hindi

Translate adopt into Hindi}
गोद लेना, अपनाना, ग्रहण करना, पसंद करना, दत्तक लेना, अंगीकार करना, मान लेना

Adopt: translate from English into Italian

Translate adopt into Italian}
Adottare, Approvare

Adopt: translate from English into Korean

Translate adopt into Korean}
입양하다, 채용하다, 채택하다, 양자로 삼다, 양녀로 삼다

Adopt: translate from English into Russian

Translate adopt into Russian}
Усыновить, Принимать, Перенимать, Усыновлять, Усвоить, Заимствовать, Усваивать, Удочерять

Adopt: translate from English into Spanish

Translate adopt into Spanish}
Adoptar, Aprobar, Aceptar

Word origin

late 15th century: via French from Latin adoptare, from ad- ‘to’ + optare ‘choose’.

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