adopt
verb (used with object)
to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent.
am adopting
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present progressiveof adopt (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, her son is aware that I am adopting his little brother and I don’t want him to feel left out of the family.
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2017
“To deal with the subject, I am adopting and transforming some of the gopnik rituals and habits, placing myself in contexts that repulse me.”
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2014
"You hear, sir," said Doolittle, addressing the Pythagorean; "you perceive that I am adopting your system?"
From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
I am adopting heroic methods in this case," said he, "but I have reasonable hopes of their success.
From Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
Three quarters of this sickness is due to inaction—and now the Dardanelles Committee "quite understand" I am "adopting only a purely defensive action at present."
From Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 by Sir Ian Hamilton
