How to Pronounce "adopt"

word

/əˈdɑpt/

uh-DAHPT

/ɐdˈɒpt/

uh-DOPT

Definition

To take someone else’s child into your family as your own, or to start using a new idea, method, or way of doing something.

American English

/əˈdɑpt/

British English

/ɐdˈɒpt/

uh-DAHPT

uh-DOPT

They decided to adopt a baby from abroad.

We want to adopt a new way of working.

The school will adopt this policy next year.

After much thought, she chose to adopt rather than have a biological child.