senior
/ˈsiː.ni.ə
r
/
/-njɚ/
adjective
OLDER
1. [ before noun ] older
Senior pupils are expected to set an example to the younger children.
Compare junior
2. ( UK
AND
A
USTRALIAN
WRITTEN
ABBREVIATION
Snr
, US
WRITTEN
ABBREVIATION
Sr.
) used after a man's name to
refer to the older of two people in the same family who have the same name
Hello, may I speak to Ken Griffey senior, please?
single-sex
/ˌsɪŋ.gl ̩ˈseks/
adjective [ before noun ]
describes a school that is for either girls or boys, but not both
I went to a single-sex school.
studious
/ˈstjuː.di.əs/
/ˈstuː-/
adjective
LEARNING
1. describes someone who enjoys studying or spends a lot of time studying
She was a studious child, happiest when reading.
adopt
/əˈdɒpt/
/-ˈdɑːpt/
verb
TAKE CHILD
1. [ I or T ] to take another person's child into your own family and legally look after him or her as your own
child
They've adopted a baby girl.
She had the child adopted (= She gave her baby to someone else to look after) .
They have no children of their own, but they're hoping to adopt.
Compare foster
adopt
/əˈdɒpt/
/-ˈdɑːpt/
verb
START
2. [ T ] to accept or start to use something new
I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him.
The new tax would force companies to adopt energy-saving measures.
He's adopted a remarkably light-hearted attitude towards the situation.
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