Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with adoption in British Collocation
adoption
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/əˈdɒpʃ(ə)n/
apply
offer someone
place someone
put someone up
The new father would then need to apply for adoption and go through the necessary legal steps.
They wanted me to put my baby up for adoption.
early
formal
general
rapid
successful
wide
widespread
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