adopted
word · lemma: adopt
/əˈdɑptɪd/
uh-DAHP-tid
/ɐdˈɒptɪd/
uh-DOP-tid
Definition
Adopted usually means taken legally into a family as a child who was born to other parents. It can also mean accepted and started to be used, such as a plan, law, or method.
Usage & Nuances
For people, 'adopted child/son/daughter' is common. Be careful: saying simply 'She is adopted' is correct but can sound personal or sensitive, so context matters. For things, common collocations are 'adopted a policy', 'adopted a law', and 'adopted an approach'.
Spanish: adoptado - adoptado legalmentePortuguese (BR): adotadoPortuguese (PT): adotadoChinese (Simplified): 被收养的 - 被采用的Chinese (Traditional): 被收養的 - 被採用的Hindi: गोद लिया हुआ - अपनाया हुआArabic: مُتَبَنًّى - مُعتَمَدBengali: দত্তক - গ্রহণকৃতRussian: усыновлённый - удочерённый - принятыйJapanese: 養子（ようし）になった - 採用されたVietnamese: được nhận nuôi - được thông quaKorean: 입양된 - 채택된Turkish: evlat edinilmiş - benimsenmişUrdu: گود لیا گیا - منظور شدہIndonesian: diadopsi - diambil - diterima
Example Sentences
She was adopted when she was a baby.
basic
The school adopted a new rule this year.
basic
He is my adopted brother.
basic
We quickly adopted their way of doing things.
natural
She recently found out that she was adopted.
natural
After a few months, the team adopted a more flexible approach.
natural