accepted
generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.: an accepted pronunciation of a word; an accepted theory.
Origin of accepted
1Other 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
Many Jewish women have been accepted as conventional, mainstream hot.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America? | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe later accepted a plea deal that put him behind bars for 25 years.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro | Bill Conroy | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFor years, Brooke even had trouble finding a publisher for his memoir, which was ultimately accepted by Rutgers University Press.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America | John Avlon | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTInquiries will be accepted only via Western Union telegram or rotary phone.
When everyone is struggling, how much is to be offered to the more destitute, and how much is to be accepted?
The young men gathered round him and offered him a cigar, which he accepted and began to smoke.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayHe that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThis, however, should not be accepted as proving the presence of bile without further tests.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddHeresies for which men used to be burned alive are now openly accepted by the Church.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordIt 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
/ (əkˈsɛptɪd) /
commonly approved or recognized; customary; established
Derived forms of accepted
- acceptedly, adverb
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