LEARNit Dictionary
adopt
verb
/əˈdɒpt/
UK
/əˈdɑːpt/
US
B2
OPAL
1
B2
to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
به فرزندی پذیرفتن, به سرپرستی گرفتن, فرزندخوانده کردن, سرپرستی پذیرفتن
compare
foster
2
B2
to start to use a particular method or to show a particular attitude towards somebody/something
پذیرفتن, اتخاذ کردن, در پیش گرفتن
All three teams
adopted
different
approaches
to the problem.
Our study examined the
strategies adopted
by patients for seeking information.
The police adopted tighter security measures.
to adopt an attitude/stance/position
3
B2
to formally accept a suggestion or policy by voting
تصویب کردن
The government
adopted a resolution
on disarmament.
The council is expected to
adopt
the new
policy
at its next meeting.
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted the resolution.
4
to choose a new name, a country, a custom, etc. and begin to use it as your own
پذیرفتن, اختیار کردن, اتخاذ کردن
to
adopt a name/title/language
Early Christians in Europe adopted many of the practices of the older, pagan religions.
5
to use a particular manner, way of speaking, expression, etc.
اتخاذ کردن, در پیش گرفتن
He adopted an air of indifference.
6
to choose somebody as a candidate in an election; to choose somebody as your representative
انتخاب کردن, برگزیدن
She was adopted as parliamentary candidate for Wood Green.
The people adopted him as their patron saint.