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CEFR B1 · Describing people
adopted
/əˈdɒptɪd/ 📚 Module 1: The World Around Me (p.313-320)
Synonyms & Antonyms
When a child is adopted, they are legally taken into another family to be raised as their own child, rather than by their birth parents. It also means to take on or start using a new idea, method, or name.
Synonyms
fostered
taken in
embraced
assumed
chosen
Antonyms
biological
birth
rejected
abandoned
discarded
Translations
adopted in your language
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عربي
متبنى أو معتمد.
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اردو
گود لیا ہوا یا اپنایا ہوا۔
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हिंदी
गोद लिया हुआ या अपनाया हुआ।
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中文
被收养的，被采纳的。
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
A child gets new parents. These new parents raise the child. It's like becoming part of a new family.
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Memory TipRemember 'adopt a pet' – you take it in and make it part of your family.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
The couple decided to adopt (take in) a child from the local orphanage.
She was adopted (taken in) when she was a baby and grew up with loving parents.
Many families choose to adopt (become parents to) pets from animal shelters.
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