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to adopt
01
to take someone's child into one's family and become their legal parent
Transitive: to adopt a child
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
adopt
3rd person singular
adopts
Present participle
adopting
Past simple
adopted
Past participle
adopted
Examples
The couple decided to adopt a child to expand their family and share their love.
02
to accept, embrace, or incorporate a particular idea, practice, or belief into one's own behavior or lifestyle
Transitive: to adopt a practice or belief
Examples
The organization currently adopts eco-friendly policies to reduce its carbon footprint.
03
to choose and begin to use or show a particular stance, approach, or way of thinking.
Transitive: to adopt a stance or approach
Examples
The leader decided to adopt a more optimistic tone during the team meeting.
04
to select a new title, place, or practice in place of a former one
Transitive: to adopt a new title or place
Examples
After moving abroad, he chose to adopt a new name that was easier for locals to pronounce.
05
to accept or claim something as one’s own, even though it originally came from another source
Transitive: to adopt sth
Examples
The artist adopted techniques from other styles, making them part of his unique work.
Lexical Tree
adoptable
adopted
adopter
adopt
