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Meaning of Adopted | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

Definitions

  1. Adopt.
  2. To take on the legal responsibilities as parent of (a child that is not one's biological child).
  3. To become the owner or caretaker of (a pet, especially one from a shelter).
  4. To take and follow (a course of action, for example) by choice or assent: adopt a new technique.
  5. To move to or resettle in (a place).
  6. To take on or assume: adopted an air of importance.
  7. To vote to accept: adopt a resolution.
  8. To choose as standard or required in a course: adopt a new line of English textbooks.
  9. having been adopted: an adopted child. Compare adoptive
  10. adj → Adoptiv-, adoptiert; adopted child → Adoptivkind nt; her adopted country/home town → ihre Wahlheimat
    adj

Equivalents

العربية إقامة
Deutsch verabschiedet
Ελληνικά θετός
Español adoptado
Suomi otto
עברית מאומץ
हिन्दी फ़र्ज़ी
Bahasa Indonesia angkat
Svenska knäsatt

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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