Polyglot Dictionary

adotar

/adoˈtaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
adoto
preterite (eu)
adotei
past participle
adotado

Meaning

  1. to adopt

    • Adotaram um cão.

      They adopted a dog.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

adoptar

adoptar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to adopt."

French

adopter

adopter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to adopt."

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