The child has now been legally adopted.
She was forced to have her baby adopted.
The policy has not yet been formally adopted.
• All US companies are required to adopt the new standards.
• More than 300 companies have adopted the software.
• the adoption of sophisticated production techniques
• adoption of new textbooks by the education department
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Many European businesses are now adopting a management style closer to that of the US.
adopt an approach/strategy/policy »According to the inspector-general's report, the airline industry needs to adopt a more consistent approach.
adopt a measure/system/plan »Companies involved in public takeovers should adopt more stringent measures to investigate information leaks.
adopt a resolution/regulation/solution »The Security Council adopted a resolution promising economic aid to the region.
Large firms lead small firms in terms of adopting e-commerce.
• Accept
• Accept formally
• Accept formally and put into effect
• Acquire, as a pet from the shelter
• Add a stranger to the family
• Add to the family, in a way
• Anti-litter program, ___-a-Highway
• Appropriate
• Appropriate, as an idea
• Approve, as a plan
• Assume
• Assume as one's own
• Become a mother, in a way
• Become a new father, in a way
• Become a parent, in a way
• Become parents
• Become parents overnight
• Become parents to
• Become parents, in a way
• Become the legal parent of
• Begin using
• Choose a textbook series
• Choose and take
• Choose, as a textbook series
• Decide to use
• Decide to use, as a policy
• Embrace
• Emulate Angelina Jolie and Madonna
• Emulate Madonna
• Emulate Mia
• Espouse
• Expand the family, in a way
• Get from a shelter
• Get from the ASPCA
• Get from the ASPCA, maybe
• Litter-fighting ___-a-Highway program
• Make one's own
• One of the ASPCA's Ways to Help
• One way to become a father
• One way to become a mommy
• One way to become a parent
• One way to become parents
• One way to enlarge a family
• One way to get a new toy
• Opposite of reject
• Pass
• Pass, as a resolution
• Pick up a few pointers?
• Put into effect
• Put into effect, as a proposal
• Ratify
• Rear as one's own
• Rescue, as a pet
• Settle on, as a plan
• Start a family, perhaps
• Start using
• Sure way to fatherhood
• Take 4, clue 4
• Take a kid, legally
• Take an animal from the shelter
• Take as one's own
• Take as your own
• Take for one's own
• Take home from a shelter
• Take home, as a pet
• Take in
• Take in a foundling
• Take in a kid
• Take in a stray
• Take in by choice
• Take in from a pet shelter
• Take in or on
• Take in or take on
• Take in, as a child
• Take in, as a stray
• Take in, as a stray cat
• Take into one's family
• Take into one's home
• Take kids in
• Take over
• Take under one's wing
• Take up as one's own
• Take up, as a cause
• Take up, as a strategy
• Vote into law
• Vote to accept
to adopt a child - усыновить ребёнка
to adopt a person as an heir - признать кого-л. (своим) наследником
to adopt another course of action - переменить тактику
to adopt a patronizing tone - принять покровительственный тон
to adopt stolen goods - юр. укрывать краденое
to adopt the attitude of an onlooker - занять позицию /встать в позу/ стороннего наблюдателя
to adopt a resolution - принять резолюцию /решение/
to adopt a report - одобрить доклад /отчёт/
to adopt smb.'s ideas - перенять чьи-л. идеи
his methods should be adopted - следует перенять /использовать/ его методы
The meeting adopted the resolution. — Собрание одобрило резолюцию.
The proposals were adopted unanimously. — Предложения были приняты единогласно.
The council has adopted a policy of positive discrimination. — Совет принял политику позитивной дискриминации.
to adopt smb.'s methods — перенять чьи-л. методы
1. 1) усыновлять; удочерять
to ~ a child - усыновить ребёнка
2) признавать в качестве кого-л.
to ~ a person as an heir - признать кого-л. (своим) наследником
2. принимать; усваивать; выбирать
to ~ another course of action - переменить тактику
to ~ a patronizing tone - принять покровительственный тон
to ~ stolen goods - юр. укрывать краденое
to ~ the attitude of an onlooker - занять позицию /встать в позу/ стороннего наблюдателя
3. принимать голосованием, в ходе обсуждения голосовать за
to ~ a resolution - принять резолюцию /решение/
to ~ a report - одобрить доклад /отчёт/
4. перенимать
to ~ smb.'s ideas - перенять чьи-л. идеи
his methods should be ~ed - следует перенять /использовать/ его методы
5. выдвинуть в качестве кандидата на выборах (от политической партии)
6. лингв. заимствовать (без изменения формы)
7. воен. принимать на вооружение