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How to Use "Adopt" with Example Sentences
adopt
(v):
to legally take someone else's child into your own family; to accept something new or different
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Used with adverbs:
"
We
legally
adopted
our son last year.
"
(legally, formally, officially)
Used with verbs:
"
Congress
was forced
to
adopt
unpopular laws.
"
(be + forced, decided to, needed to, had to)
"
We
plan to
adopt
a child from China.
"
(plan to, hope to, applied to)
Used with nouns:
"
We are
adopting
new
laws
to benefit senior citizens.
"
(laws, policies)
"
We
adopted
a child
from Africa.
"
(a child, a boy, a girl, children)
"
We
adopted
a
dog
from a pet shelter.
"
(dog, cat, pet)
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