- adopt an idea
- adopt an ideaeen idee overnemen
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adopt — /əˈdɒpt / (say uh dopt) verb (t) 1. to choose for or take to oneself; make one s own by selection or assent: to adopt a name; to adopt an idea. 2. to take (a child born to someone else) to be legally your own child, specifically by a formal legal …
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adopt — [ə däpt′] vt. [L adoptare < ad , to + optare, to choose] 1. to choose and bring into a certain relationship; specif., to take into one s own family by legal process and raise as one s own child 2. to take up and use (an idea, a practice, etc.) … English World dictionary
adopt */*/*/ — UK [əˈdɒpt] / US [əˈdɑpt] verb Word forms adopt : present tense I/you/we/they adopt he/she/it adopts present participle adopting past tense adopted past participle adopted 1) [transitive] to decide to start using a particular idea, plan, or… … English dictionary
adopt — a|dopt [ ə dapt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take someone else s child into your family and legally make him or her your own child: The couple adopted a baby girl. He was 18 when he found out he had been adopted. ─ compare… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
adopt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. embrace, take to oneself, assume; foster, give a home to, provide a home for, accept as one s own. See choice. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To take as a son or daughter] Syn. take in, raise, take from an … English dictionary for students
adopt — a·dopt || É™ dÉ’pt v. form a relationship with another person (as in to take a child as one s own); choose to make one s own (of an idea, name, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
adopt — v.tr. 1 take (a person) into a relationship, esp. another s child as one s own. 2 choose to follow (a course of action etc.). 3 take over (an idea etc.) from another person. 4 choose as a candidate for office. 5 Brit. (of a local authority)… … Useful english dictionary
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take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare … English World dictionary
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