adopt
/əˈdɑpt/
अपनाउनु
verb
1. follow, espouse
choose and follow
as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
"She followed the feminist movement"
"The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
2. borrow, take over, take up
take up and practice as one's own
3. assume, take on, take over
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
"When will the new President assume office?"
4. assume, acquire, take on, take
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
"His voice took on a sad tone"
"The story took a new turn"
"he adopted an air of superiority"
"She assumed strange manners"
"The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
5. take in
take into one's family
"They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
6. dramatize, dramatise
put into dramatic form
"adopt a book for a screenplay"
7. espouse, embrace, sweep up
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
"She embraced Catholicism"
"They adopted the Jewish faith"
Synonyms
Antonyms
Download our android app to use the dictionary on your android mobile devices. It's an offline dictionary and you can use it anywhere anytime and don't need any internet connection.
The dictionary features more than 1,00,000 english words and has been downloaded more than 1 million times.
Download Our English to Nepali Dictionary.
