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adopt vs have

have vs adopt

adopt is not a noun while have is a noun.

adopt and have both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adopt No No Yes No
have Yes No Yes No
As verbs, have is a hypernym of adopt; that is, have is a word with a broader meaning than adopt:
  • adopt: take up and practice as one's own
  • have: receive willingly something given or offered
Other hypernyms of adopt include accept, take.
adopt (noun) have (noun)
a person who possesses great material wealth
adopt (verb) have (verb)
take into one's family cause to be born
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect suffer from; be ill with
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
put into dramatic form cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
take up and practice as one's own undergo
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities serve oneself to, or consume regularly
have sex with; archaic use
organize or be responsible for
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
achieve a point or goal
get something; come into possession of
have ownership or possession of
receive willingly something given or offered
have a personal or business relationship with someone
have as a feature
be confronted with
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