/əˈdɑːpt/

• 1  vt. adoptatu; [a son] semetzat hartu; [a daughter] alabatzat hartu

  they have adopted him: semetzat hartu dute

  she was 17 when she found out she had been adopted: adoptatua zela jakin zuenerako 17 urte bazituen

• 2  vt. [to start using] hartu

  to adopt a different attitude: beste jarrera bat hartu