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adopt

verb/əˈdɒpt/ (uh-DOPT)Level B1
adopt meaning picture: A smiling couple holding a small child’s hands as they walk out of a bright children’s home.
Picture meaning of “adopt” — to take someone's child legally as your own, or start using a new idea

to take someone's child legally as your own, or start using a new idea

Parents adopt a child to give them a loving home. Companies and governments adopt new rules, methods or technology.

adopt meaning in Hindi

किसी बच्चे को क़ानूनी रूप से अपना बनाना, या कोई नया विचार अपनाना

माता-पिता बच्चे को प्यार भरा घर देने के लिए गोद लेते हैं। कंपनियाँ और सरकारें नए नियम, तरीके या तकनीक अपनाती हैं।

Examples

  1. My aunt and uncle adopted a baby girl from an orphanage in Kolkata.मेरी मौसी और मौसा ने कोलकाता के एक अनाथालय से एक बच्ची गोद ली।
  2. Many small shops have adopted UPI payments in the last few years.पिछले कुछ सालों में बहुत सी छोटी दुकानों ने यूपीआई भुगतान अपना लिया है।

Synonyms & antonyms

take intake upembracechooserejectabandon

Memory trick

a-DOPT = a-OPT: you OPT to make a child, a pet or an idea your own.

💡 Did you know?

The word adopt comes from the Latin word 'adoptare', which means to choose for oneself. It highlights the intentional decision to welcome someone into a family.

Word origin

From Latin 'adoptare' (to choose for oneself), from 'ad' (to) + 'optare' (to choose).

Other meanings

verb To take up and use something, or to legally take a child as one's own.

noun a person who has been adopted, especially a child

adjective related through legal adoption rather than birth

adopt meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीकिसी बच्चे को क़ानूनी रूप से अपना बनाना, या कोई नया विचार अपनाना
Arabic · العربيةأن تتبنى طفل شخص آخر قانونيًا، أو أن تبدأ باستخدام فكرة جديدة
French · Françaisprendre légalement l'enfant de quelqu'un comme le sien, ou commencer à utiliser une idée nouvelle
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiamengambil anak orang lain secara sah sebagai anak sendiri, atau mulai memakai ide baru
Chinese · 中文依法收养别人的孩子;或开始采用新的想法、方法

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