accept
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
accepts;
accepted;
accepting
accepts;
accepted;
accepting
Britannica Dictionary definition of ACCEPT
1
a
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to receive or take (something offered)
[+ object]
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accept a gift
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accept a proposal
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accept a bribe
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accept an assignment/invitation/offer
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They offered him the job, and he accepted it.
[no object]
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They offered him the job, and he accepted.
b
[+ object]
:
to take (something) as payment
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The store doesn't accept credit cards.
c
[+ object]
:
to be able or designed to take or hold (something)
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a surface that will not accept ink
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a computer program ready to accept commands
2
[+ object]
:
to agree to (something)
:
to agree to receive or allow (something)
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accept a telephone call
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They accepted some applications and rejected others.
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She's still trying to get her manuscript accepted for publication.
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I accept your apology.
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They refused to accept his resignation.
3
[+ object]
a
:
to think of (something) as true, proper, or normal
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a word that has come to be accepted as standard
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This treatment is now accepted by many doctors.
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He refused to accept the decision.
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I accepted his advice and joined the health club.
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They accepted [=believed] her explanation.
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The theory is widely accepted as correct. = It is widely accepted that the theory is correct.
b
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to stop denying or resisting (something true or necessary)
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She found it difficult to accept change.
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The truth is sometimes hard to accept.
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He behaved badly, and now he has to accept the consequences.
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He has to accept the fact that his baseball career is over. [=he has to admit that his baseball career is over]
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He was unwilling to accept [=believe] that he could no longer play as he once had.
c
:
to admit that you have or deserve (something, such as blame or responsibility)
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accept blame
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I accept responsibility for the accident.
d
:
to be willing to have or experience (something)
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To be a successful investor you have to accept some risk.
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She accepted [=took on, faced] the challenge of starting her own business.
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[+ object]
a
:
to allow (someone) to join a club, to attend a school, etc.
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The club accepted her as a member but rejected her sister.
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She was accepted at/by Georgetown University.
b
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to regard (someone) as belonging to a group
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She felt that her in-laws had never really accepted her (as a member of the family).
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She doesn't yet feel accepted (by her in-laws).
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The new family was quickly accepted into the community.
— accepted
adjective-
an accepted practice
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an accepted definition
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a widely accepted truth
