Adoptieren Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Adoptieren" is used as verb with the meaning of "to adopt", "to embrace" or "to take on".
Essential properties of "adoptieren"
Its most important properties are:
Properties
- Infinitive: adoptieren
- Simple past: adoptierte
- Participle: adoptiert
regulartransitive
Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.
Meanings of "adoptieren" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "To legally take a child as one's own"
- Definition: "To legally accept a child as one's own."
- Translation(s): to adopt
- Synonym(s): annehmen, aufnehmen
- Related word(s): Adoption, Adoptiveltern
📝 Some usage examples:
- Sie haben beschlossen, ein Kind zu adoptieren.
- Nach langer Überlegung entschieden sie sich, ein Mädchen zu adoptieren.
- Das Paar möchte einen Jungen aus dem Ausland adoptieren.
2.) "To accept or incorporate an idea/custom"
- Definition: "To accept or incorporate an idea or custom."
- Translation(s): to adopt, to embrace, to take on
- Synonym(s): übernehmen, annehmen
- Antonym(s): ablehnen
- Related word(s): Anpassung, Integration
📝 Some usage examples:
- Viele Unternehmen beginnen, neue Technologien zu adoptieren.
- Er hat die Gewohnheit seiner Kollegen schnell adoptieren können.
- Die Schule hat ein neues Lehrsystem adoptieren.
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