adopt

Signification (Anglais)

1. To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
2. To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
3. To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
4. To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
5. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
6. To select and take or approve.
7. (slang) To beat an opponent ten times in a row.

Concepts

adopter

prendre

assumer

choisir

suivre

arrêter

se rallier (à)

se ranger (à)

élire

approuver

se rallier à

tolérer

écouter

entrer dans

accepter

introduire

obtenir

supposer

dramatiser

doter

emprunter

prêter

retenir

acquérir

acquerir

assimiler

s'approprier

reprendre

s’approprier

épouser

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈdɑpt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō; ad + optō (“to choose, desire”), equivalent to ad- + opt.