Adopt can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| adopt - take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" | ||
| adopt - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" | ||
| adopt - take up and practice as one's own | ||
| adopt - put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" | ||
| adopt - take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" | ||
| adopt - take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" | ||
| adopt - take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" |
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| 1. | verb | Adopt a book for a screenplay. | |
| 2. | verb | If you want a motto for 2005, the best one to adopt would be "go with the flow." | |
| 3. | verb | Wife and I attempted to adopt a dog and was nothing but frustrating. | |
| 4. | verb | If you can't have children, you could always adopt. | |
| 5. | verb | We have decided to adopt your idea. | |
| 6. | verb | We will adopt your method at our school. | |
| 7. | verb | All things considered, we'll adopt his project. | |
| 8. | verb | You will save time if you adopt this new procedure. | |
| 9. | verb | My wife wanted to adopt a child. | |
| 10. | verb | Our high school decides to adopt a new teaching method. | |
| 11. | verb | I think it better for us to adopt his plan. | |
| 12. | verb | My advice is to adopt a new line. | |
| 13. | verb | I suggest we adopt flexible tactics for the moment. | |
| 14. | verb | We should adopt flexible tactics for the moment. | |
| 15. | verb | We should adopt his proposal. |
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| Adopt a book for a screenplay. |
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| If you want a motto for 2005, the best one to adopt would be "go with the flow." |
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| Wife and I attempted to adopt a dog and was nothing but frustrating. |
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| If you can't have children, you could always adopt. | |
| We have decided to adopt your idea. | |
| We will adopt your method at our school. | |
| All things considered, we'll adopt his project. | |
| You will save time if you adopt this new procedure. | |
| My wife wanted to adopt a child. | |
| Our high school decides to adopt a new teaching method. | |
| I think it better for us to adopt his plan. | |
| My advice is to adopt a new line. | |
| I suggest we adopt flexible tactics for the moment. | |
| We should adopt flexible tactics for the moment. | |
| We should adopt his proposal. | |