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Meanings of adopt in English

Portuguese
assumir
Catalan
assumir
Spanish
asumir

Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.

assumir
Portuguese
adoptar
Catalan
adoptar
Spanish
adoptar

To take up (an idea) as one's own.

adoptar
Synonyms
Examples for "borrow"
Examples for "borrow"
1
But companies and governments need to borrow to expand and support growth.
Reuters
2
To borrow the words of the prime minister herself: enough is enough.
The Guardian
3
Moreover, she refused to allow children to borrow the books they wanted.
Shadows in the twilight
4
I'll borrow another example from my friend Bruce Goldberg: your caloric consumption.
The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable
5
Quite another to borrow money to fund a bloated, inept, patronage-driven state.
The South African
1
Employees can take up to seven days volunteering time off per year.
The Irish Times
2
Political leaders need to take up the fight against homophobia and discrimination.
The Guardian
3
That is the case the Supreme Court will take up this year.
Reuters
4
For example, young people may take up smoking if exposed to e-cigarettes.
Radio NZ
5
We think it could even take up to a year, he said.
Radio NZ
Portuguese
adoptar
Catalan
adoptar
Spanish
adoptar

Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own.

adoptar
Catalan
dramatitzar
Spanish
adaptar

To put into dramatic form.

dramatitzar
Usage of adopt in English
1
In order to achieve this result, Brazil decided to adopt new methods.
The Guardian
2
The Commission should adopt new rules by July, the lawmakers' resolution said.
Reuters
3
Another value Africans must adopt is love and concern for young people.
The Guardian
4
Relatively few Russian couples adopt despite state efforts to promote the practice.
Reuters
5
But they can only help public health if enough people adopt them.
Wired
6
The company last month reversed course, opting to adopt the dominant technology.
Reuters
7
Australia's prime minister urged European leaders to adopt tougher border control measures.
The Guardian
8
Ms McKenzie said the network would adopt new systems for network restarts.
News.com.au
9
Academies created under Labour were already required to adopt national food standards.
The Guardian
10
However she said she understood the government's reluctance to adopt National's proposal.
Radio NZ
11
He said it was possible for larger festivals to adopt similar initiatives.
Radio NZ
12
Police forces must adopt a zero-tolerance approach to this kind of behaviour.
The Guardian
13
NYSE said it would likely take 12 months to adopt the proposal.
Reuters
14
The CFTC is expected to decide soon whether to adopt the rule.
Reuters
15
A common response has been to adopt very conservative valuations, she said.
Reuters
16
The government has now been forced to adopt a more hardline approach.
The South African
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Adopt through the time
Adopt across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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