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adopt [əˈdɒpt] VB trans

1. adopt (raise):

posvajati [perf posvojiti]

to have one's child adopted

dati otroka v posvojitev

2. adopt (sponsor):

prevzeti pokroviteljstvo

3. adopt (put into practice):

uresničevati [perf uresničiti]

zavzemati [perf zavzeti]

adopt strategy

sprejemati [perf sprejeti]

to adopt a pragmatic approach

praktično pristopiti

4. adopt (select):

to adopt a hard line

ubrati težko pot

to adopt sth as one's slogan

vzeti kaj za svoj moto

Usage examples with adopted

to have one's child adopted

dati otroka v posvojitev

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Also, finding the first free pty master can be racy unless a locking scheme is adopted. en.wikipedia.org

The act had been adopted in 1890 with the primary purpose to control business monopolies. en.wikipedia.org

If he misbehaved, she would remind him he was adopted and threaten to give him back. en.wikipedia.org

Many initiatives adopted by him substantially improved the chaotic traffic situation earlier existed. en.wikipedia.org

Sections have been discarded when no longer applicable (as laundry, shorthand) but others are adopted and integrated (as youth creative arts and crafts and flower arranging). en.wikipedia.org

The state dance, adopted in 1979, is the square dance. en.wikipedia.org

In 1998, a law establishing the 35-hour workweek was adopted. en.wikipedia.org

A good example of where laser engraving technology has been adopted into the industry norm is the production line. en.wikipedia.org

Most of its groundbreaking features were eventually adopted by the other school bus builders, but not until 510 years later. en.wikipedia.org

Another idea, subsequently adopted, was to design the forecastle to break abaft the turrets. en.wikipedia.org

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