adopt
/əˈdɑpt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.19 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing."
- "We're going to adopt a Dalmatian."
- "We adopted an elephant at the local zoo."
- "This supermarket chain adopts several families every Yuletide, providing them with money and groceries for the holidays."
- "Sixteen years ago, the station entered into a new chapter when it was adopted by the Friends of Chirk Station (FoCS) volunteer group, under the Arriva Trains Wales Station Adopters programme."
- "He adopted a new look in order to fit in with his new workmates."
Etymology
From Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō; ad + optō (“to choose, desire”), equivalent to ad- + opt.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈdɑpt/
- British English: /əˈdɒpt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
adopts (present, singular)
adopting (participle, present)
adopted (participle, past)
adopted (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
adopted (first person, past)
adoptest (archaic, present)
adopted (past, second person)
adoptedst (archaic, past)
adopteth (archaic, present)
adopted (past, singular)