accepting
[ ak-sep-ting ]
/ ækˈsɛp tɪŋ /
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adjective
amenable; open: She was always more accepting of coaching suggestions than her teammates.
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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
OTHER WORDS FROM accepting
ac·cept·ing·ly, adverbac·cept·ing·ness, nounWords nearby accepting
acceptation, accepted, accepted pairing, acceptee, accepter, accepting, accepting house, acceptive, acceptor, access, accessary
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