Past tense of adopt
regular verb
The past tense of adopt is adopted. The past participle is also adopted.
Forms of adopt
| Base form (V1) | adopt /əˈdɒpt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | adopted /əˈdɑptɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | adopted /əˈdɑptɪd/ |
| Present participle | adopting |
| Third person singular | adopts |
Adopted in a sentence
- A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.
- We adopted an elephant at the local zoo.
- Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions.From the entry chair
- This invention was a revelation for farmers throughout the region, who immediately adopted it.From the entry revelation
- They have two children: a natural son and an adopted daughter.From the entry natural son
Meaning of adopt
- verb To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
- verb To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
- verb To contribute towards the upkeep of (a child or animal), in exchange for occasional stories, pictures, etc.
Questions about the past tense of adopt
- What is the past tense of adopt?
- The past tense of adopt is adopted.
- What is the past participle of adopt?
- The past participle of adopt is adopted.
- Is adopt a regular or irregular verb?
- Adopt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: adopt (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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