Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for adopt. Search instead for adopts .
Definitions

adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
Synonyms
Antonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Many investors still don’t know about the industry or how consumers will adopt the technology.

From Barron's

In other IT security areas, such as secure email, the OBR had adopted the secure Treasury systems.

From BBC

It faces other challenges, too, such as convincing potential users who have just learned one set of AI vocabulary and skills that they should adopt something new.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I just didn't know that you could adopt this approach - curiosity and interest in the news."

From BBC

"The learnings from this will help us work out the countermeasures to be adopted to protect satellites in near space. They will also help us gain a better understanding of near-Earth space," he adds.

From BBC