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accepting

[ ak-sep-ting ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

amenable; open:
She was always more accepting of coaching suggestions than her teammates.

First recorded in 1570–80; accept + -ing ²

This is about no longer accepting that—as so many others have stated—a family would rather have a dead son than a living daughter.

Buddhist or Jewish dominant countries are more accepting than Christian or Muslim dominant ones.

The lawyers accuse Spinal Solutions of selling counterfeit implants and doctors of accepting kickbacks in return for using them.

No longer burdened by his role as leader, he is fully accepting and even embracing its uncertainties.

Navarro College is not accepting international students from countries with confirmed Ebola cases.

Many so-called "humming tones" are given for practice, but in accepting them observe whether the foregoing principle is obeyed.

If mistakes are made they happen rarely and the resources of the accepting houses are easily able to repair the damage.

Delay in accepting an application which is subject to approval does not effect an acceptance.

The women knit her a pair of stockings or a shawl, and the Queen delights them by accepting their presents.

The offering of free favour to man must imply the possibility of him, aided in some manner, accepting it.

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