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adoption

Syllables: adop·tion/əˈdɒp.ʃən/US/əˈdɑp.ʃən/

adoption noun: the act of adopting.

Noun

adoption (countable and uncountable, plural adoptions)

  1. The act of adopting.
    • The project also included seeking the adoption of homosexuals as prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International, which would mean simply adding 'sexual orientation' to Article 1A of the Amnesty International mandate.1983 December 31, Gary Phillips, “Gays in Gaol [Jail]: Who Cares”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 15
  2. The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child.
    • A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.
    • Another Chinese boy was put up for adoption.
  3. An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
    • the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries
  4. The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
    • the adoption of opinions
    • the adoption of words from another language
    1. The act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
      • Our company is considering the adoption of a four-day week.
  5. The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
  6. An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
  7. (slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
    • Infuriated by his adoption yesterday, the chess master has resolved to study twice as long and twice as hard.
    • Can Rensch break the string of adoptions and finally find vindication by thwarting Nepomniachtchi with the pressure on?2020 May 27, “Adopt-A-Danny Returns Wednesday With Ian Nepomniachtchi”, in Chess.com, archived from the original on 27 May 2020

adoption meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

adoption in Hindi

adoption
गोद god, रास rās

adoption in Tamil

ஏற்பு, ஏற்றல், தத்து எடுத்தல், தத்தெடுப்பு, மகவேற்பு, தனதாக்கல்

adoption in Marathi

adoption
अवलंब avalamba

adoption in Urdu

adoption
گود god
More languagesFewer languages
adoption in Bengali
আশ্রয় asroẏ, গ্রহণ grohon
adoption in Telugu
దత్తత dattata, స్వీకరణ svīkaraṇa
adoption in Malayalam
ദത്ത് dattŭ
adoption in Kannada
ದತ್ತು ಸ್ವೀಕಾರ
adoption in Punjabi
ਗ੍ਰਹਿਣ grahiṇ
adoption in Gujarati
દત્તક લેવું
adoption in Odia
ପୋଷ୍ଯ଼ ଗ୍ରହଣ
adoption in Nepali
दत्तक ग्रहण, गोद लिँदै, गोद लिनु
adoption in Tagalog
adopsiyon
adoption in Arabic
تَبَنٍّ tabannin
adoption in Malay
pengambilan, penerimaan, pengambilan anak angkat
adoption in Indonesian
adopsi

Examples of adoption in a sentence

  • “The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved.1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher...
  • 10-0 would have meant "adoption," but that didn't happen as Fedoseev held the 10th game to a draw.2020 December 4, Peter Doggers, “Nakamura Too Strong For Fedoseev In Speed Chess Match”, in Chess.com, archived from the original on 20 Nov...
  • Despite modestly highlighting her "adoption" today, the chess that Sachdev played was not reflected on the scoreboard and rather, was an example of Rosen's superior time management overall.2022 May 24, Anthony Levin, “Rosen Beats Sachdev With 11-Game Streak: 2022 IMSCC, Round Of 16”, in Chess.com, archived from the original on...

All 40 example sentences with adoption

Forms of adoption

pluraladoptions

Plural of adoption: adoptions

Origin of adoption

Borrowed from French adoption, from Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare (“to adopt”). Equivalent to adopt + -ion.

Words formed from adoption

Phrases with adoption

Questions about adoption

What does adoption mean?
Adoption means the act of adopting.
What is adoption in Hindi?
Adoption in Hindi is गोद (god), रास (rās). See Adoption meaning in Hindi.
How do you use adoption in a sentence?
“The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved.
What part of speech is adoption?
Adoption is a noun.
How do you pronounce adoption?
Adoption is pronounced /əˈdɑp.ʃən/ (US).
What is the plural of adoption?
The plural of adoption is adoptions.

Words near adoption in the dictionary

  1. adoptianistic
  2. adoptianists
  3. adoptians
  4. adopting
  5. adopting out
  6. adoption
  7. adoption name
  8. adoption names
  9. adoptional
  10. adoptionism
  11. adoptionisms

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: adoption (page history and authors); गोद (Hindi) (page history and authors); adoption (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अवलंब (Marathi) (page history and authors); گود (Urdu) (page history and authors); আশ্রয় (Bengali) (page history and authors); దత్తత (Telugu) (page history and authors); ദത്ത് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); adoption (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਗ੍ਰਹਿਣ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); adoption (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); adoption (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); adoption (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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