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Received-Pronunciation:
/əˈdɒpt/
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/əˈdɑpt/
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CMU ARPABET:
AH0 D AA1 P T
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Clipping of adoptable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, transitive
Topics: art, arts
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
We're going to adopt a Dalmatian.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
We adopted an elephant at the local zoo.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
This supermarket chain adopts several families every Yuletide, providing them with money and groceries for the holidays.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
He adopted a new look in order to fit in with his new workmates.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To select and take or approve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to adopt the view or policy of another These are resolutions that were adopted.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: espouse
Antonyms: none provided
To beat an opponent ten times in a row.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, transitive
Topics: board-games, chess, games
Examples
The match was not even close; the IM made amateurish blunders and ended up getting adopted.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
take into one's family
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
They adopted two children from Nicaragua
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: take in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: take
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
His voice took on a sad tone The story took a new turn he adopted an air of superiority She assumed strange manners The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: assume, acquire, take on, take
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
Narrower terms: re-assume
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She embraced Catholicism They adopted the Jewish faith
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: espouse, embrace, sweep up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: accept
Narrower terms: take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on
put into dramatic form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
adopt a book for a screenplay
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dramatize, dramatise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: write, compose, pen, indite
take up and practice as one's own
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: borrow, take over, take up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: accept, take, have
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She followed the feminist movement The candidate espouses Republican ideals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: follow, espouse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: choose, take, select, pick out
Narrower terms: adhere, stick
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
When will the new President assume office?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: assume, take on, take over
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: take office
Narrower terms: resume
From Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō; ad + optō (“to choose, desire”), equivalent to ad- + opt.
Across languages
Translations 115 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
تَبَنَّى
(tabannā)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Armenian :
որդեգրել
(ordegrel)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Aromanian :
nhiljedz
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Bulgarian :
осиновя́вам
(osinovjávam)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Bulgarian :
осиновя́
(osinovjá)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Catalan :
adoptar
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Chinese Mandarin :
收養 /收养
(shōuyǎng)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Chinook Jargon :
iskam-kakwa-tənas
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Cornish :
asvaba
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Cornish :
adoptya
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Czech :
adoptovat
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Czech :
osvojit
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Danish :
adoptere
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Dutch :
adopteren
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Dutch :
aannemen
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Esperanto :
adopti
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Faroese :
ættleiða
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Finnish :
adoptoida
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
French :
adopter
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Galician :
adoptar
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Galician :
porfillar
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
German :
adoptieren
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Greek :
υιοθετώ
(yiothetó)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Haitian Creole :
adokte
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Hebrew :
אִמֵּץ
(iméts)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Hungarian :
adoptál
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Hungarian :
örökbe fogad
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Hungarian :
befogad
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Icelandic :
ættleiða
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Italian :
adottare
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Japanese :
養子にする
(yōshi ni suru)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Khmer :
ចិញ្ចឹម
(cəɲcəm)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Korean :
입양하다
(ibyanghada)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Latin :
adoptō
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Latvian :
adoptēt
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Malay :
angkat
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Norwegian Bokmål :
adoptere
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Norwegian Nynorsk :
adoptera
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Old English :
ġewȳsċan
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Persian :
پذیرفتن
(paziroftan)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Polish :
adoptować
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Polish :
zaadoptować
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Polish :
przysposabiać
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Polish :
przysposobić
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Portuguese :
adotar
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Quechua :
churichakuy
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Romanian :
adopta
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Russian :
усыновля́ть
(usynovljátʹ)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Russian :
усынови́ть
(usynovítʹ)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Russian :
удочеря́ть
(udočerjátʹ)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Russian :
удочери́ть
(udočerítʹ)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Scottish Gaelic :
uchd-mhacaich
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Serbo-Croatian :
усвојити
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Serbo-Croatian :
usvojiti
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Serbo-Croatian :
posvojiti
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Slovak :
adoptovať
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Slovak :
osvojiť si
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Spanish :
adoptar
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Spanish :
ahijar
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Swahili :
panga
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Swedish :
adoptera
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Tamil :
தத்தெடு
(tatteṭu)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Telugu :
పెంచుకొను
(peñcukonu)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Turkish :
evlat edinmek
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Ukrainian :
всино́влювати
(vsynóvljuvaty)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Ukrainian :
усино́влювати
(usynóvljuvaty)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Ukrainian :
вдочеря́ти
(vdočerjáty)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Ukrainian :
удочеря́ти
(udočerjáty)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Vietnamese :
nhận làm con nuôi
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Welsh :
mabwysiadu
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Yiddish :
אַדאָפּטירן
(adoptirn)
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Zazaki :
depıtene
— to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
Arabic :
تَبَنَّى
(tabannā)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Azerbaijani :
mənimsəmək
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Bulgarian :
усвоявам
(usvojavam)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Catalan :
adoptar
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Chinese Mandarin :
領養 /领养
(lǐngyǎng)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Dutch :
goed keuren
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Esperanto :
adopti
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Esperanto :
alpreni
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Finnish :
omaksua
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
French :
adopter
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Galician :
adoptar
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
German :
annehmen
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
German :
übernehmen
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Greek :
υιοθετώ
(yiothetó)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Hebrew :
אִמֵּץ
(iméts)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Hungarian :
felvesz
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Hungarian :
magáévá tesz
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Japanese :
採用する
(saiyō-suru)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Latin :
asciscō
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Latin :
adoptō
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Portuguese :
adotar
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Russian :
принима́ть
(prinimátʹ)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Russian :
приня́ть
(prinjátʹ)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Russian :
признава́ть
(priznavátʹ)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Russian :
призна́ть
(priznátʹ)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Russian :
усва́ивать
(usváivatʹ)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Russian :
усвоить
(usvoitʹ)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Scottish Gaelic :
uchd-mhacaich
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Spanish :
adoptar
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Swedish :
anamma
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Tamil :
ஏல்
(ēl)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Ukrainian :
приймати
(pryjmaty)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Ukrainian :
засво́ювати
(zasvójuvaty)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Ukrainian :
перейма́ти
(perejmáty)
— to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally
Bulgarian :
приемам
(priemam)
— to select and take or approve
Finnish :
omaksua
— to select and take or approve
Finnish :
hyväksyä
— to select and take or approve
Hungarian :
elfogad
— to select and take or approve
Hungarian :
hoz
— to select and take or approve
Hungarian :
követ
— to select and take or approve
Hungarian :
alkalmaz
— to select and take or approve
Latin :
asciscō
— to select and take or approve
Tamil :
ஏற்றுக்கொள்
(ēṟṟukkoḷ)
— to select and take or approve
