adopt

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō; ad +‎ optō (“to choose, desire”), equivalent to ad- +‎ opt. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈdɒpt/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈdɑpt/ Rhymes: -ɑpt, -ɒpt === Verb === adopt (third-person singular simple present adopts, present participle adopting, simple past and past participle adopted) (transitive) To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship. To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild. To contribute towards the upkeep of (a child or animal), in exchange for occasional stories, pictures, etc. To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally. To select and take or approve. (chess, slang) To beat an opponent ten times in a row. ==== Usage notes ==== In the sense of taking a child into one's family, Modern English makes a distinction between fostering (which is implied to be temporary) and adopting (which is permanent and makes the child legally recognized as part of the family). In older usage, the two terms were more interchangeable. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === adopt (plural adopts) (art, informal) Clipping of adoptable. == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aˈdopt] === Verb === adopt first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of adopta