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)