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accepted

[ak-sep-tid, ik-]

adjective

  1. generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc..

    an accepted pronunciation of a word; an accepted theory.



accepted

/ əkˈsɛptɪd /

adjective

  1. commonly approved or recognized; customary; established

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Other Word Forms

  • acceptedly adverb
  • quasi-accepted adjective
  • unaccepted adjective
  • well-accepted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accepted1

First recorded in 1485–95; accept + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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Sports tickets, hampers, chocolates, flowers and vouchers are among the gifts accepted by Welsh government staff over the last five years.

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Sarwar told BBC Scotland News that he accepted there was "a crisis in social care", but said the answer was to create clear career pathways in Scotland.

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The landlord accepted they were unlicensed and said it was due to the co-landlord's memory loss which they had experienced since suffering a "severe brain injury" in 2021.

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Getting in is a feat in itself: Of the approximately 800 who apply each year for the economics department’s Ph.D. program, only 40 are accepted, with 20 to 24 enrolling.

In response, the BBC said it accepted that the licence fee needed reform, but that any changes must "safeguard the BBC as a universal public broadcaster".

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