adopt
verb (used with object)
to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent.
had adopted
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past perfectof adopt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He said operators had adopted technologies such as closed-loop water cooling systems to reduce pressure on local resources.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Specifically, they examined whether participants had adopted more positive or more negative views about aging.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
Church bells pealed and cannons thundered when Americans learned that the Continental Congress had adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
It was approved primarily because Minetti and her partner were caring for a child they had adopted in Uruguay with serious health problems.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Washington said nothing whatsoever about slavery in his Farewell Address, sustaining the silence that the Congress had adopted as its official posture early in his presidency.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
