adopt
Meaning of adopt
verb
- To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)
- To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
He adopted a new look in order to fit in with his new workmates.
- To select and take or approve.
These resolutions were adopted.
- To win ten consecutive games against an opponent
Information about adopt
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of adopt is: adopts.
- Languages in which adopt is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of adopt
adopt
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- adopt is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
adopt synonyms
Meaning follow:
Meaning borrow:
Meaning assume:
Meaning dramatize:
Meaning espouse:
Translation of adopt
- German: entlehnen, anwenden, adoptieren
- Italian: adottare, appropriarsi, adozione, seguire, assumere, prendere, adattare, rielaborare, drammatizzare
- Spanish: adoptar, apropiarse, adopción, tomar, seguir, asumir, investir, adaptar, escenificar, dramatizar
- French: épouser, adopter, reprendre
- Portuguese: adoptar, adotar
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