American English pronunciation
How to pronounce adopts
IPA transcription: [ə'dɑpts]
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Verb
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take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
“His voice took on a sad tone”
“The story took a new turn”
“he adopted an air of superiority”
“She assumed strange manners”
“The gods assume human or animal form in these fables”
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choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
“She followed the feminist movement”
“The candidate espouses Republican ideals”
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take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
“When will the new President assume office?”
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take up and practice as one's own
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take into one's family
“They adopted two children from Nicaragua”
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take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
“She embraced Catholicism”
“They adopted the Jewish faith”
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put into dramatic form
“adopt a book for a screenplay”
Usage examples
- The material adopts a more complicated structure in the liquid and solid states.
- The foursome adopts the nickname of "waterboys".
- Among them, Localia Gasteiz, who adopts the name Canal Gasteiz.
- The new logo formally adopts the Small Block name for the engines.
- In the episode, Bender changes into a female robot and adopts the name Coilette.
- Then she adopts the Supergirl costume and accepts the name.
- He finds and adopts Andrew.
- Cocchiarella adopts the forms to avoid paradox.
- She has many pets and adopts stray animals.
- The tournament then adopts a single-elimination knockout format.