adopt
What is the Definition of adopt?
Verb:
- choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- take up and practice as one's own
- take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- take into one's family
- put into dramatic form
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
How can I use adopt in a sentence?
They decided to adopt a child after years of trying to have one. - Они решили усыновить ребенка после многих лет попыток завести своего.
Other meanings of adopt (synonyms, cognates).
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| adoption |
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