Значення

значень: 8
  1. (злічуване, незлічуване)The act of adopting.

    the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

  2. (злічуване, незлічуване)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.

    Adoption

    усыновле́ниеusynovlénije, удочере́ниеudočerénije, адо́пцияadópcija

    усино́вленняusynóvlennja, удочері́нняudočerínnja, адопта́ціяadoptácija

  3. (злічуване, незлічуване)An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.

    the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries

  4. (злічуване, незлічуване)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

  5. The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.

    (злічуване, незлічуване)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.

  6. (злічуване, незлічуване)The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.

  7. (злічуване, незлічуване)An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.

  8. (злічуване, сленг, незлічуване)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.

Приклади

речень: 46
  1. How do you feel about adoption?

  2. Tom was put up for adoption.

    deTom wurde zur Adoption freigegeben. — wolfgangth

  3. Neither Tom nor Mary can have their own children, so they are considering adoption.

  4. Tom signed the adoption papers.

  5. He was put up for adoption.

    deEr wurde zur Adoption freigegeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Українська
За значеннями 1
act of adopting, or state of being adopted:
Русский
За значеннями 1
act of adopting, or state of being adopted:
Deutsch
За значеннями 1
act of adopting, or state of being adopted:

Походження

Borrowed from French adoption, from Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare (“to adopt”). Equiva

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

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Форми

множина: adoptions
Однинаadoption
Множинаadoptions

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Синоніми

синонімів: 4
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Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 15

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