to take and rear (the child of others) as one

Brad and Angelina decided to adopt many children for humanitarian reasons.

pran epi elve (pitit yon lòt moun) tankou pwòp pitit ou, espesyalman pa yon akt legal fòmèl.

Brad ak Angelina te deside adopte plizyè timoun pou rezon imanitè.

to legally take another person's child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child

They've adopted a baby girl.

Pran yon timoun yon lot moun nan fanmi ou legalman epi pran swen li tankou se pitit ou.

Yo adopte yon ti fi.

to accept or start to use something new

it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him.

Aksepte oubyen kòmanse itilize yon bagay nouvo.

Li lè li tan pou nou adopte yon lòt estrateji nan relasyon mwen ka li.