accept
verb (used with object)
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor.
were accepting
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past progressiveof accept.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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That reinforced a "reasonable assumption" that it was "almost exclusively" entities connected to UniCredit that were accepting the offer, Commerzbank said in June.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, the subset of the private-credit funds known as BDCs were already reporting that they were accepting more deferred interest payments on outstanding loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Five hotels in West Maui were accepting reservations again, according to their websites and the Maui Hotel and Lodging Association.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
They stood in front of the third-base line and embraced their Community Hero Award medals as if they were accepting an Oscar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
On the surface, they were accepting, but they didn’t ever seem to want to talk about their daughter’s interest in girls.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
