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UK. (of a road, etc.) owned and maintained (= kept in good condition) by a local government: An adopted highway is maintained at public expense. Opposite. unadopted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Roads & routes in general. adopt. approach.
to legally take another person's child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child: They've adopted a baby girl. She had the child adopted (= she gave her baby to someone else to take care of). They have no children of their own, but they're hoping to adopt. Compare. foster verb (TAKE CARE OF)
OPAL W. /əˈdɒpt/ /əˈdɑːpt/ Verb Forms. child. [intransitive, transitive] to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent (s) a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt. adopt somebody to adopt a child. She was forced to have her baby adopted. She adopted three children from the orphanage. compare foster.
UK. (of a road, etc.) owned and maintained (= kept in good condition) by a local government: An adopted highway is maintained at public expense. Opposite. unadopted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Roads & routes in general. adopt. ascent.
/əˈdɑpt/ Verb Forms. child. [intransitive, transitive] to take someone else's child into your family and become its legal parent (s) a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt adopt somebody to adopt a child Topic Collocations compare foster. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
adjective. /əˈdɒptɪd/ /əˈdɑːptɪd/ an adopted child has legally become part of a family that is not the one in which they were born. Danny is their adopted son. Want to learn more?
verb (used without object) to take a nonbiological child into one’s home and raise as one’s own. to acquire a pet, especially one from an animal rescue organization: “Adopt! Don’t shop!” is the popular slogan promoted by one nonprofit animal advocacy group.
