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adopted

/ əˈdɒptɪd /

adjective

  1. having been adopted Compare adoptive

    an adopted child

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

King co-founded World Team Tennis in 1974, but not many innovations of that annual summer professional mixed league - which has not taken place since 2021 - have been adopted by the main tours.

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Last year, California’s State Water Resources Control Board adopted nation-leading regulations allowing water utilities to begin developing facilities that put highly treated recycled water straight into drinking-water supplies.

While the treaty itself is not enshrined in law, its principles have been adopted over time into various pieces of legislation.

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That view was adopted by the Supreme Court in July when the 6-3 majority said Trump and other presidents are generally immune from criminal charges for abusing their official power.

That prohibition did not explicitly cover online sales, but the city of San Diego is one of a number of local governments that adopted laws to eliminate any potential loophole.

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What does adopted mean?

The adjective adopted is used to describe a person who has been permanently (and typically formally and legally) taken into the custody of an adult or adult couple who act as that person’s parent(s) or guardian(s).

The adjective adopted comes from the past tense form of adopt, which means to take someone in and act as their guardian in this way. The process of adopting is adoption. An adopted person can be called an adoptee.

Many adopted people used the adjective adopted as a way to identify that they are adopted, as in I’m adopted.

The adjective adoptive means related by adoption. A person’s adoptive family is the one they were adopted into. The word can also be applied to specific family members related by adoption, as in adoptive father and adoptive daughter. However, adoptive is most commonly used for parents, while adopted is more commonly applied to a child who has been adopted, as in Their adopted daughter is the newest addition to the family.

Adoption most commonly involves an adult couple or a single adult adopting and raising a child who is no longer in the custody of either of their birth parents (biological parents), such as in cases where they have died or are otherwise unable to care for the child.

Example: The organization provides support for adopted children and their families.

Where does adopted come from?

The first records of the word adopted as an adjective come from the 1400s. Its base word, adopt, comes from the Latin verb adoptāre, meaning “to choose for oneself,” from optāre, “to choose.”

Adoption of children is often pursued by people who are unable or who choose not to have biological children, but it can also involve families with their own children adopting other children into the family. A child can also be adopted by a relative, such as an aunt, uncle, or grandparent.

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How is adopted used in real life?

The word adopted is commonly used by people who have been adopted to identify themselves as being adopted.

 

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Is adopted used correctly in the following sentence?

I’m adopted, and I’ve never felt like I wasn’t a real part of the family.

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