adopted

[US]/ə'dɔptid/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. taken in by choice; accepted
v. to take by choice; to accept

Phrases & Collocations

adopted child

adopted son

Example Sentences

They adopted our methods.

adopted an air of importance.

The motion was adopted / carried.

The meeting adopted a resolution.

This word is adopted from French.

He was adopted into a respectable family.

He was adopted into the bride's family.

The conference adopted a motion.

The committee, to a man, adopted the proposal.

he adopted a patronizing tone.

she was recently adopted as Labour candidate for the constituency.

she adopted a brisk, businesslike tone.

recommendations that were adopted in toto.

The family have adopted three children as their own.

The draft resolution was adopted by a majority of 128.

The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority.

The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.

They adopted a new process for making steel.

The session adopted a resolution on disarmament.

Real-world Examples

“How old were you when you were adopted? ”

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

It really sounds like you adopted me!

Source: Listening Digest

Look, you know we just adopted a little girl.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

You never let me forget that I'm adopted.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

A few years ago, my partner and I adopted Greenwich.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

But even these technologies are not widely adopted by conservation.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

That year, Tsinghua University adopted a similar grading reform.

Source: "The Sixth Sound" Reading Selection

Could I say that I have adopted a new diet?

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

Since its launch, the technology has been adopted by more than 100,000 subway customers.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Unknown to each other, both adopted families named adopted sons James.

Source: Scientific World

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