accepted

[ ak-sep-tid ]
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adjective
  1. generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.: an accepted pronunciation of a word; an accepted theory.

Origin of accepted

1
First recorded in 1485–95; accept + -ed2

Other words from accepted

  • ac·cept·ed·ly, adverb
  • qua·si-ac·cept·ed, adjective
  • un·ac·cept·ed, adjective
  • well-ac·cept·ed, adjective

Words Nearby accepted

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How to use accepted in a sentence

  • The young men gathered round him and offered him a cigar, which he accepted and began to smoke.

  • He that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds.

  • This, however, should not be accepted as proving the presence of bile without further tests.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • Heresies for which men used to be burned alive are now openly accepted by the Church.

    God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
  • It would make a sensation, he thought; there was more than one generally accepted theory he had challenged or contradicted in it.

    Uncanny Tales | Various

British Dictionary definitions for accepted

accepted

/ (əkˈsɛptɪd) /


adjective
  1. commonly approved or recognized; customary; established

Derived forms of accepted

  • acceptedly, adverb

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