adopt

/əˈdɒpt/ (BrE) – Verb
🇩🇪 adop­tie­ren; über­neh­men; anneh­men
🇺🇦 всиновлювати; приймати; запроваджувати
🇸🇦 يَتَبَنَّى؛ يعتَمِد؛ يَعتَنِق

(to) adopt a child – ein Kind adoptieren

Bei­spiel­sät­ze

  1. They deci­ded to adopt a child.
    🇩🇪 Sie beschlos­sen, ein Kind zu adop­tie­ren.
    🇺🇦 Вони вирішили всиновити дитину.
    🇸🇦 قرّروا أن يَتبنَّوا طفلًا.
  2. My fami­ly adopted a litt­le dog from the ani­mal shel­ter.
    🇩🇪 Mei­ne Fami­lie hat einen klei­nen Hund aus dem Tier­heim adop­tiert.
    🇺🇦 Моя сім’я взяла маленького собаку з притулку.
    🇸🇦 تَبَنّت عائلتي كلبًا صغيرًا من الملجأ.
  3. Our school adopted a new rule about mobi­le pho­nes.
    🇩🇪 Unse­re Schu­le hat eine neue Regel zu Han­dys ein­ge­führt.
    🇺🇦 Наша школа запровадила нове правило щодо мобільних телефонів.
    🇸🇦 اعتَمَدَت مدرستنا قاعدةً جديدة بخصوص الهواتف المحمولة.
  4. The cou­ple can’t have child­ren, so they want to adopt.
    🇩🇪 Das Paar kann kei­ne Kin­der bekom­men, des­halb möch­te es ein Kind adop­tie­ren.
    🇺🇦 Пара не може мати дітей, тому вона хоче всиновити дитину.
    🇸🇦 لا يستطيع الزوجان إنجاب أطفال، لذلك يُريدان أن يَتبنَّيا طفلًا.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
adopt (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to take by choice into a relationship , especially to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) as one's own child
2.
to take up and practice or use - adopted a moderate tone
3.
to accept formally and put into effect - adopt a constitutional amendment
4.
to choose (a textbook) for required study in a course
5.
intransitive verb
to sponsor the care and maintenance of - adopt a highway to adopt a child - couples choosing to adopt
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
adopt (verb)
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
SYNONYMS:
borrow, embrace, espouse, take on, take up
RELATED WORDS:
domesticate, naturalize; appropriate, arrogate, take over, usurp; absorb, assimilate, incorporate, quote; cherish, prize, treasure; cultivate, follow, heed, honor; use, utilize; bring up, foster, nurture, raise, rear; affect, assume, copy, imitate, pretend, put on, simulate
pick up on
NEAR ANTONYMS:
abandon, forsake, give up, relinquish, surrender; abjure, abnegate, disown; reject, renounce, repudiate, spurn; discard, jettison, junk, throw away, throw out
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