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Discover LudwigThe phrase "adopted him" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the legal process of taking a child or someone into one's family as a son or daughter.
Example: "After years of trying to start a family, they finally adopted him and gave him a loving home."
Alternatives: "took him in" or "legally took him as their own."
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She adopted him.
"I knew that before we adopted him".
When Jesus's mother died, they adopted him.
My parents adopted him and his parents adopted me.
(A producer of "Bring It On: The Musical" adopted him).
Instead she adopted him and nursed both cubs.
His stepfather adopted him and Truman Persons became Truman Capote.
We adopted him from Bideawee, a great shelter in Manhattan.
Mr Inniss has legally adopted him; Mr Stroman cannot.
"I guess they think I adopted him," Mr. Serpico said.
The Tigers adopted him through the Friends of Jaclyn charity.
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