How Do You Spell READOPT?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈiːdɒpt] (IPA)

The word "readopt" is spelled with a prefix "re-" and a root word "adopt". The pronunciation of "readopt" is /riːəˈdɒpt/, with emphasis on the second syllable. The phonetic transcription shows that the first syllable is pronounced with a long "e" sound, followed by an "uh" sound. The second syllable is pronounced with a short "o" sound, a "d" sound, and a short "o" sound. The word means to re-adopt or to adopt again, and is a useful term in legal, social and family contexts.

READOPT Meaning and Definition

1. The term "readopt" refers to the act of adopting or accepting something again after a previous adoption or acceptance was rescinded or abandoned. It is a verb that denotes the action of reintroducing, reapproving, or reestablishing something that had been previously adopted or accepted.

   In various contexts, "readopt" can have different meanings. In legal terms, it might refer to the process of formally reestablishing legal guardianship or adopting again a child who had been previously adopted but whose adoption had been annulled or terminated. It typically involves going through the necessary legal procedures and paperwork to reinstate the adoption.

   In a broader sense, "readopt" can also pertain to the reacceptance or reimplementation of policies, procedures, agreements, or principles that had been previously discarded or abandoned. This could occur in various settings, such as in organizations or governments. For instance, a company might readopt a code of conduct that had been temporarily suspended, or a government might readopt a previously revoked law or policy.

   Overall, "readopt" conveys the notion of reintegrating, reinstating, or reestablishing something that had been previously adopted or accepted, but for some reason had been abandoned or rescinded. It signifies the act of embracing or acknowledging that which was once discarded or ceased, and thereby giving it renewed validity or significance.

2. To adopt again.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for READOPT

• reaport
• readt
• reapt
• receopt
• readyt
• tadopt
• readit
• readpt
• readaapt
• readipt
• readept
• reeadopt
• Reedopt
• reacont
• Readepte
• readapat
• resadoll
• feddoet
• Eajipt
• dreadnoot

Etymology of READOPT

The word "readopt" is formed by combining the prefix "re-" (meaning "again" or "back") and the verb "adopt", which is derived from the Latin word "adoptare", meaning "to choose for oneself, select, take". The term "readopt" emerged in the English language as a verb to describe the act of formally adopting something or someone again. It signifies the process of reestablishing or accepting a previous idea, practice, policy, or law that had been abandoned or rescinded.

Conjugate verb Readopt

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have readopted

you would have readopted

he/she/it would have readopted

we would have readopted

they would have readopted

I would have readopt

you would have readopt

he/she/it would have readopt

we would have readopt

they would have readopt

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been readopting

you would have been readopting

he/she/it would have been readopting

we would have been readopting

they would have been readopting

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would readopt

you would readopt

he/she/it would readopt

we would readopt

they would readopt

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be readopting

you would be readopting

he/she/it would be readopting

we would be readopting

they would be readopting

FUTURE

I will readopt

you will readopt

he/she/it will readopt

we will readopt

they will readopt

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be readopting

you will be readopting

he/she/it will be readopting

we will be readopting

they will be readopting

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have readopted

you will have readopted

he/she/it will have readopted

we will have readopted

they will have readopted

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been readopting

you will have been readopting

he/she/it will have been readopting

we will have been readopting

they will have been readopting

IMPERATIVE

you readopt

we let´s readopt

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to readopt

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was readopting

you were readopting

he/she/it was readopting

we were readopting

they were readopting

PAST PARTICIPLE

readopted

PAST PERFECT

I had readopted

you had readopted

he/she/it had readopted

we had readopted

they had readopted

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been readopting

you had been readopting

he/she/it had been readopting

we had been readopting

they had been readopting

PRESENT

I readopt

you readopt

he/she/it readopts

we readopt

they readopt

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am readopting

you are readopting

he/she/it is readopting

we are readopting

they are readopting

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

readopting

PRESENT PERFECT

I have readopted

you have readopted

he/she/it has readopted

we have readopted

they have readopted

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been readopting

you have been readopting

he/she/it has been readopting

we have been readopting

they have been readopting

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it readopt

SIMPLE PAST

I readopted

you readopted

he/she/it readopted

we readopted

they readopted