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adopt
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
adopts; adopted; adopting
adopts; adopted; adopting
Learner's definition of ADOPT
1
: to take a child of other parents legally as your own child收养，领养；过继
[no object]
- They were unable to have children of their own, so they decided to adopt.他们自己不能生育，所以决定收养孩子。
[+ object]
- They decided to adopt a child.他们决定收养一个孩子。
- He was adopted as an infant.他还是个婴儿时就被人收养了。
2
[+ object]
a : to begin to use or have (a different manner, method, etc.)采纳，采取，采用（别种方式、方法等）
- Their boss has recently adopted a friendlier manner. [=has started behaving in a friendlier way]他们的老板最近采取了更友好的态度。
- Did he adopt your point of view?他采纳你的观点了吗？
- We adopted some of the local customs.我们采纳了当地的一些习俗。
b : to begin to use (a name that is not your real or original name)采用（新名字）
- The author Samuel Clemens adopted the name “Mark Twain.”作者塞缪尔·克莱门斯采用了马克·吐温这个名字。
c : to live in (a country that is not your original country) and regard it as your home移居；定居
- He was born in England but he has adopted Canada as his home.他出生在英格兰，但是移居到了加拿大。
3
[+ object] : to accept or approve (something, such as a proposal) in a formal or official way正式通过，批准（建议等）
- The assembly adopted a new constitution.议会批准了新宪法。
- The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate.这项决议在参议院获得一致通过。
4
[+ object] chiefly British : to select (someone) officially as a candidate提名（某人）为候选人
- The party adopted [=selected, chose] her as its candidate for mayor.该政党提名她为市长候选人。
— adopted
adjective- an adopted child [=a child who has been adopted]被收养的孩子
- She is their adopted daughter.她是他们的养女。
- “Mark Twain” was the adopted name of Samuel Clemens.马克·吐温是塞缪尔·克莱门斯的笔名。
- Canada is his adopted country.加拿大是他移居的国家。
adopted; adopting; adopts
Example Sentences
They were unable to have children of their own, so they decided to adopt. They decided to adopt a child. He was adopted as an infant. Did he adopt your point of view? We adopted some of the local customs. The author Samuel Clemens adopted the name “Mark Twain.” He was born in England but he has adopted Canada as his home. The assembly adopted a new constitution. The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Huw Edwards, the presenter of the BBC’s flagship news program, took to the airwaves dressed in a dark suit and a black tie, a look that a responsible newsman doesn’t adopt lightly. 
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2022 State auditors last year said the commission should adopt rules allowing the practice after reviewing nearly 15,000 absentee ballots from 29 municipalities cast during the 2020 election. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Research into real-world consumers’ behavior is expanding as more countries adopt either voluntary or mandatory front-package labels. Kristina Peterson, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 It’s this behavior—a changing of social norms—that has activists and scholars concerned, not only for Amazon workers, but also about what lessons other companies will adopt. Allie Gross, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 Social media has basically begged for ESPN to adopt the CBS theme for Southeastern Conference games when the network gains the rights in 2024. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 How soon the district might adopt these additional conservation measures has yet to be decided, Hasencamp said. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Other savings will come from closing its Australia Goods business and reducing its office space as more employees adopt a hybrid work schedule. Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 Betschart said Central Oregon Community College is working on a template for the program that Oregon’s other community colleges and regional universities can adopt to help their own communities too. oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2022 See More
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2022 State auditors last year said the commission should adopt rules allowing the practice after reviewing nearly 15,000 absentee ballots from 29 municipalities cast during the 2020 election. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Research into real-world consumers’ behavior is expanding as more countries adopt either voluntary or mandatory front-package labels. Kristina Peterson, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 It’s this behavior—a changing of social norms—that has activists and scholars concerned, not only for Amazon workers, but also about what lessons other companies will adopt. Allie Gross, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 Social media has basically begged for ESPN to adopt the CBS theme for Southeastern Conference games when the network gains the rights in 2024. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 How soon the district might adopt these additional conservation measures has yet to be decided, Hasencamp said. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Other savings will come from closing its Australia Goods business and reducing its office space as more employees adopt a hybrid work schedule. Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 Betschart said Central Oregon Community College is working on a template for the program that Oregon’s other community colleges and regional universities can adopt to help their own communities too. oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English adopten, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French adopter, borrowed from Latin adoptāre, from ad- ad- + optāre "to express a wish for, desire, choose, decide on" — more at option entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of adopt was in the 15th century verb¹
verb²
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