How to Pronounce “adopt

word

/əˈdɑpt/
uh-DAHPT
/ɐdˈɒpt/
uh-DOPT

IPA Transcription

American English

/əˈdɑpt/

British English

/ɐdˈɒpt/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

uh-DAHPT

UK

uh-DOPT

Listen in Context

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.