accept

[ ak-sept ]

/ ækˈsɛpt /

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verb (used with object)

to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor: to accept a present; to accept a proposal.

to agree or consent to; accede to: to accept a treaty; to accept an apology.

to respond or answer affirmatively to: to accept an invitation.

to undertake the responsibility, duties, honors, etc., of: to accept the office of president.

to receive or admit formally, as to a college or club.

to accommodate or reconcile oneself to: to accept the situation.

to regard as true or sound; believe: to accept a claim; to accept Catholicism.

to regard as normal, suitable, or usual.

to receive as to meaning; understand.

Commerce. to acknowledge, by signature, as calling for payment, and thus to agree to pay, as a draft.

(in a deliberative body) to receive as an adequate performance of the duty with which an officer or a committee has been charged; receive for further action: The report of the committee was accepted.

to receive or contain (something attached, inserted, etc.): This socket won't accept a three-pronged plug.

to receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without adverse reaction.Compare reject (def. 7).

verb (used without object)

to accept an invitation, gift, position, etc. (sometimes followed by of).

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Origin of accept

1350–1400; Middle English accepten<Middle French accepter<Latin acceptare, equivalent to ac-ac- + -cep- take, combining form of cap- + -t- frequentative suffix

SYNONYMS FOR accept

2 concede.

7 acknowledge.

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ANTONYMS FOR accept

1 reject.

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words often confused with accept

The verbs accept and except are sometimes confused because of their similar pronunciations, especially in rapid speech. Accept means “to take or receive” ( I accept this trophy ), while except means “to exclude” ( Certain types of damage are excepted from coverage in this insurance policy ).

OTHER WORDS FROM accept

pre·ac·cept, verbre·ac·cept, verb (used with object)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH accept

accept , except (see usage note at the current entry)

Words nearby accept

accentor, accentual, accentuate, accentuation, accentuator, accept, acceptable, acceptance, acceptance region, acceptancy, acceptant

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Example sentences from the Web for accept

First, they obviously make it easier to vote by mail — a more generous window for accepting ballots means fewer voters will be disenfranchised for mailing their ballots too late.
Why Four Pivotal Swing States Likely Won’t Be Called On Election Night|Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com)|September 25, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Some news publishers, including Reuters and Bloomberg, have policies against accepting political advertising.
‘Total whack a mole’: Rogue political ads create mounting brand safety problems for publishers|Max Willens|September 25, 2020|Digiday
Xiaomi accepted the proposition and doled out an investment for the startup’s angel round in 2017.
The eSIM maker powering Xiaomi’s IoT devices raises $15M|Rita Liao|September 25, 2020|TechCrunch
His 2018 study, co-authored with entomologists at the Washington State University bee lab, had been accepted by the journal Nature Scientific Reports.
The Fungal Evangelist Who Would Save the Bees - Issue 90: Something Green|Merlin Sheldrake|September 23, 2020|Nautilus

Both decisions were early indications the nation was beginning to head into a different direction to accept.
‘Skim milk’ marriages not enough: Ginsburg remembered as LGBTQ ally|Chris Johnson|September 21, 2020|Washington Blade
In the meantime, he should just accept that the holdup has nothing to do with his politics.
Conservative Curt Says His Politics, Not His Pitching, Kept Him Out of the Hall of Fame|Ben Jacobs|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Or as her mother tells her, sternly, “You got to accept that life is full of disappointments.”
This Week’s Hot Reads: December 22, 2014|Mythili Rao|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many Muslims may disagree with my view, or interpret Islam in a more moderate way, but I cannot accept this religion myself.
What It’s Like to Be an Atheist in Palestine|Waleed al-Husseini, Movements.Org|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I need [my team] to triangulate as many sources as possible and we then accept the most credible,” Francesco Motta said.
ISIS Fighters Are Killing Faster than Statisticians Can Count|Peter Schwartzstein|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But they will have been through so much that, can they accept it?
‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner Scott Gimple Teases ‘Darker, Weirder’ Times Ahead|Melissa Leon|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But its real mother could not accept this decision, and offered rather to give up her child.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
Arnold forced himself to accept the suggestion with some appearance of pleasure.
The Lighted Way|E. Phillips Oppenheim
I have now a proposal to make to you, Cecilia—and I have little doubt that you will accept it.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds
It was reserved for Rationalism to accept and harmonise the double truth, and to wage war against both infallibilities.
The Book Of God|G. W. Foote
I accept his general hint, and watch the somersaulting pair.
Punchinello, Vol. II., No. 35, November 26, 1870|Various

British Dictionary definitions for accept

/ (əkˈsɛpt) /

verb (mainly tr)

to take or receive (something offered)

to give an affirmative reply toto accept an invitation

to take on the responsibilities, duties, etc, ofhe accepted office

to tolerate or accommodate oneself to

to consider as true or believe in (a philosophy, theory, etc)I cannot accept your argument

(may take a clause as object) to be willing to grant or believeyou must accept that he lied

to receive with approval or admit, as into a community, group, etc

commerce to agree to pay (a bill, draft, shipping document, etc), esp by signing

to receive as adequate, satisfactory, or valid

to receive, take, or hold (something applied, inserted, etc)

(intr sometimes foll by of) archaic to take or receive an offer, invitation, etc

Derived forms of accept

accepter, noun

Word Origin for accept

C14: from Latin acceptāre, from ad- to + capere to take

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