adopt
verb (used with object)
to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent.
adopting
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present participleof adopt.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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As this happens, the cancer cells lose some of their glandular characteristics and begin adopting other cellular identities.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Will Nigel Farage ditch the "aggrieved" tone he has been accused of adopting recently?
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
By adopting Nvidia’s platform to assist customers in developing custom AI processors, clients can quickly scale from silicon to rack with the custom chips guaranteed to work seamlessly together with Nvidia’s GPUs, they note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"We see the opportunity of joining the EU and adopting the euro as a very significant benefit to Icelandic companies and to the Icelandic general public," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The city of Hampton changed its official seal to depict a crab holding a Mercury capsule in its claw, adopting the motto E Praeteritis Futura: Out of the past, the future.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
