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- DictionaryA·dopt/əˈdäpt/
verb
- 1. legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own: "there are many people eager to adopt a baby"
- 2. choose to take up, follow, or use: "this approach has been adopted by many big banks"
The meaning of ADOPT is to take (someone or something) by choice into a relationship. How to use adopt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Adopt.
To adopt is to take another parent’s child into one’s custody, typically in a formal legal way, in order to permanently act as their parent or guardian. This most commonly involves an adult couple or a single adult adopting and raising a child who is no longer in the custody of either of their birth parents ( biological parents ), such as ...
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.
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)
When you adopt something, you consciously select it and accept it as your own. The word adopt has many different shades of meaning, but most relate to the notion of taking something on and treating it as if it’s your own.
verb transitive. 1. to choose and bring into a certain relationship; specif., to take into one's own family by legal process and raise as one's own child. 2. to take up and use (an idea, a practice, etc.) as one's own. 3. to choose and follow (a course) 4. to vote to accept (a committee report, motion, etc.)
Definition of adopt verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
