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How to Say "adopt" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “adopt” is “tome” — B1 level.

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tome

verbB1neutral/formal
a measure or attitude
A simplistic illustration of a hand carefully placing a small, geometric blue shield onto a clean surface, symbolizing the formal adoption of a new measure or attitude.

Examples

Pidió al equipo que tome una actitud más seria.

He asked the team to adopt a more serious attitude.

Sugiero que se tome una foto grupal antes de irnos.

I suggest that a group photo be taken before we leave.

Espero que mi jefe tome en cuenta mis sugerencias.

I hope my boss takes my suggestions into account.

Impersonal Wishes

When a non-personal subject is required (like 'it is necessary that'), 'tome' is often used impersonally: 'Es necesario que se tome la temperatura' (It is necessary that the temperature be taken).

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