adopt.yaml

signNumber: 730 idGloss: adopt pageURL: https://www.auslan.org.au/dictionary/gloss/adopt.html keywords: - adopt - seize upon - latch onto regionImages: - https://www.auslan.org.au/static/img/maps/Auslan.png - https://www.auslan.org.au/static/img/maps/Auslan/AustraliaWide-traditional.png signDemonstrations: - url: https://object-store.rc.nectar.org.au/v1/AUTH_92e2f9b70316412697cddc6f3ac0ee4e/staticauslanorgau/auslan/96/9640.mp4 available: true lastModified: Thu, 11 May 2023 09:03:54 GMT etag: 317845e727242a6a1e0f68d536cc5479 contentType: video/mp4 contentLength: 10201 signedDefinitions: [] writtenDefinitions: - title: As a Verb or Adjective entries: - To take a child into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter. English = adopt (a child). - To eagerly take over something and make it your own because you want it or like it. English = seize upon, adopt. - To grab onto something and keep it for yourself or close to yourself because you want it or like it. - To become very involved with someone because you are interested in them or find them useful. Informal English = latch onto someone. previousSign: exercise-task nextSign: crochet timestamp: 1683795834000