- verbadopted (past tense) · adopted (past participle)
- legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own:"there are many people eager to adopt a baby"
- choose to take up, follow, or use:"this approach has been adopted by many big banks" · "we wouldn't be surprised to see more small businesses adopt this technology"
- choose and move to (a country or city) as one's permanent place of residence.
- take on or assume (an attitude or position):"he adopted a patronizing tone"
- BRITISH ENGLISHchoose (someone) as a candidate for office:"she was recently adopted as Labour candidate for the constituency"
- formally approve or accept (a report or suggestion):"the committee voted 5–1 to adopt the proposal"
Originlate 15th century: via French from Latin adoptare, from ad- ‘to’ + optare ‘choose’.Similar and Opposite Words
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- Adopted means to take (someone or something) by choice into a relationship1. Usually, it refers to a child who has been legally taken by another family to be taken care of as their own child2345. An adopted child is different from an adoptive child, who is the biological child of the adoptive parents5.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.The meaning of ADOPT is to take (someone or something) by choice into a relationship.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adopt: having been adopted: such as a of a child : legally made the son or daughter of someone other than a biological parentwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptedto 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 else’s 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.www.dictionary.com/browse/adoptMeaning of adopted in English adopted adjective uk / əˈdɒp.tɪd / us / əˈdɑːp.tɪd / adopted adjective (CHILD) Add to word list B2 An adopted child has been legally taken by another family to be taken care of as their own child:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adoptedadopted / (əˈdɒptɪd) / adjective having been adopted: an adopted child Compare adoptivewww.dictionary.com/browse/adopted
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