accept
verb (used with object)
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor.
are accepting
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present progressiveof accept.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The result is that universities are accepting hundreds of thousands of students with no desire to excel or learn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
"You'd have parents who are accepting of it and don't want to throw you out the family, but are equally not comfortable enough to ask about your boyfriend," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
Organizations such as the Housing Rights Center and the LA County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs are accepting rent price gouging complaints.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2025
Clark said he noticed some “positive rebounding” among community college students who are accepting admission offers after significant declines in transfer applicants across the UC system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
In the back of the plaza, flatbed trucks are accepting volunteers for the fields.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
