adopt

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.

   “A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.”

2. fiil To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.

   “We're going to adopt a Dalmatian.”

3. fiil To contribute towards the upkeep of (a child or animal), in exchange for occasional stories, pictures, etc.

   “We adopted an elephant at the local zoo.”

4. fiil To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility.

   “This supermarket chain adopts several families every Yuletide, providing them with money and groceries for the holidays.”

5. fiil To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.

   “He adopted a new look in order to fit in with his new workmates.”

6. fiil To select and take or approve.

   “to adopt the view or policy of another”

7. fiil To beat an opponent ten times in a row.

   “The match was not even close; the IM made amateurish blunders and ended up getting adopted.”

8. isim Clipping of adoptable.