adopt
/əˈdɒpt/
To take by choice into a relationship.; To take voluntarily to be in the place of, or as, one's own child; To obtain from a shelter or the wild
- he/she/it
- adopts
- past
- adopted
- past participle
- adopted
Meanings
- 1
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.; To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child
Nobody wanted to adopt Tom.
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Tom and Mary adopted John.
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- 2
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.; To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild
- 3
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.; To contribute towards the upkeep of (a child or animal), in exchange for occasional stories, pictures, etcrare
- 4
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.; To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibilityrare
- 5
To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturallyrare
- 6
To select and take or approverare
- 7
To beat an opponent ten times in a rowrare