Adopting Smartphones?

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Teenagers are adopting smartphones more than any other electronic device.Can adopt be used when talking about smartphones? I thought it can be used only when adopting babies..

Optilang · Accepted Answer

AppleFanboyCan adopt be used when talking about smartphones?

Yes it can.

AppleFanboyI thought it can be used only when adopting babies

No. It has other uses. A good online dictionary should help.

AppleFanboy · Answer

I want to know which is the matching meaning to that sentence..?

verb

1Legally take (another’s child) and bring it up as one’sown:there are many people eager to adopt a baby

2Choose to take up or follow (an idea, method, or course of action):this approach has been adopted by many bigbanks

I think this might be the matching meaning but then is adopt used in the the sense of following the course of action instead of buying a smartphone?

2.1Choose and move to (a country or city) as one’spermanent place of residence.

3Take on or assume (an attitude or position):he adopted a patronizing tone

3.1British Choose (someone) as a candidate for office:she was recently adopted as Labour candidatefor the constituency

3.2Formally approve or accept (a report orsuggestion):the committee voted 5-1 to adopt the proposal

4British (Of a local authority) accept responsibility for the maintenance of (a road).

Optilang · Answer

See if anything here makes sense.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/adopt

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