Definitions for adopted
adopt·ed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adopted, adoptiveadjective

   acquired as your own by free choice

   "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country"

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adopted

   Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from the biological parents to the adoptive parents. Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for the care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent change in status and as such requires societal recognition, either through legal or religious sanction. Historically, some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption, while others used less formal means (notably contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities without an accompanying transfer of filiation). Modern systems of adoption, arising in the 20th century, tend to be governed by comprehensive statutes and regulations.

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1. adopted

   Adopted refers to the act of legally taking on the parental responsibilities for someone else's child and bringing them into one's family as their own. It can also refer to something that has been chosen or taken on, such as a culture, policy, method, principle, etc.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Adopted

   of Adopt

2. Adoptedadjective

   taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; as, an adopted son, citizen, country, word

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'adopted' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2014

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'adopted' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3346

How to pronounce adopted?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say adopted in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of adopted in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of adopted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of adopted in a Sentence

1. Frank Melum:

   Many of the 2030 targets reflect policies that have already been adopted, for example renewable targets and power plant regulations, so in a way countries are promising what they are fairly confident they can deliver on, ambitions could increase should they take on new measures, but for every percentage point it will get harder.

2. Laurie Johnson:

   We’ve had people call us afterwards or send us emails with pictures of their adopted dogs saying, ‘thank you for the referral,’ it’s definitely exponential in its reach of adoptive homes.

3. Jennifer Smith:

   I was a little panicked because I didn't know how long John Burley had been in the shelter or if John Burley had already been adopted to another family. It's Christmas time and people get animals, i told John I have a 13-year-old dog Jennifer Smith who I've had since a puppy, so I fully understand the panic. It made my heart sad for him and Boomer.

4. Jerry Brown:

   I am deeply disappointed that the CalPERS Board reversed course and adopted an irresponsible plan that will only keep the system dependent on unrealistic investment returns, this approach will expose the fund to an unacceptable level of risk in the coming years.

5. Doug Flynn:

   You can look at the last six times that the Fed has adopted a rising interest rate environment... since 1980, four of those we did go into a recession.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=adopted
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adopted
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adopted