Word: Adopting
How to pronounce: əˈdɒptɪŋ
How to pronounce: əˈdɒpt
Verb
Definitions:
1. Legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own.
Example sentences: "There are many people eager to adopt a baby"
2. Choose to take up, follow, or use.
Example sentences: "This approach has been adopted by many big banks"
3. Take on or assume (an attitude or position)
Example sentences: "He adopted a patronizing tone"
4. (of a local authority) accept responsibility for the maintenance of (a road).
Example sentences: "A Wiltshire County Council spokesman said plans were in hand for the council to adopt the road as a highway in a year's time."
Synonyms:
acceptance
Synonyms:
take
accept
take on
borrow
follow
adapt
embrace
espouse
internalize
assimilate
take over
acquire
assume
Derivations:
adoption
adopter
adopted
adoptive
adopt
adoption
adoptability
adopter
adopting
adoptive
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Adopting in Other Languages...
Spanish: Adoptar
German: Annehmen
French: Adopter
Italian: Adottare
Turkish: Kabul etmek
