accept
verb (used with object)
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor.
is accepting
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present progressiveof accept (3rd person singular).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 state water board is accepting comments on the plan until Sept. 18 and will consider whether to adopt the plan at a hearing on Oct. 28-29.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Recent reports also suggest the country is accepting stablecoins, pegged to currencies such as the dollar, as payment for letting ships through its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Real radicalism is accepting the discomfort; it’s acknowledging that two or more things can coexist, and addressing all of those facets at once, even if the result isn’t perfect.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is accepting nonperishable and household items such as boxed pasta, baby wipes and laundry detergent to distribute to workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
The clamour and excitement, and the feeling of how much hangs on the word of a child who does not properly understand what she is accepting or refusing.
From Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India by Amy Carmichael
