Definition of 'accept'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense accepts
, present participle accepting
, past tense, past participle accepted
4. verb
If you accept an unpleasant fact or situation, you get used to it or recognize that it is necessary or cannot be changed.
5. verb
6. verb
If an organization or person accepts you, you are allowed to join the organization or use the services that are offered.
[Also V n into n] 7. verb
8. verb
If you accept the responsibility or blame for something, you recognize that you are responsible for it.
10. verb
If someone's body accepts a transplanted organ, the organ becomes part of the body and starts to function normally.
11. verb
If a machine accepts a particular kind of thing, it is designed to take it and deal with it or process it.
12. See also accepted
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accept in British English
verb (mainly tr)
1.
to take or receive (something offered)
4.
to tolerate or accommodate oneself to
9.
10.
to receive, take, or hold (something applied, inserted, etc)
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Derived forms
accepter (acˈcepter) noun
Word origin
C14: from Latin acceptāre, from ad- to + capere to take
Word Frequency
accept in American English
verb transitive
1.
to take (what is offered or given); receive, esp. willingly
4.
to believe in
5.
to understand as having a certain meaning
7.
to admit as a student, member, etc.
8.
to agree to take the responsibilities of (a job, office, etc.)
9.
verb intransitive
12.
to accept something offered
SIMILAR WORDS: reˈceive
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Derived forms
accepter (acˈcepter)
noun
Word origin
ME accepten < OFr accepter < L acceptare < pp. stem of accipere < ad-, to + capere, to take: see haveWord Frequency
accept in American English
(ækˈsept)
transitive verb
SYNONYMS 2. concede. 7. acknowledge.ANTONYMS 1. reject.USAGE accept and except are sometimes confused as verbs because of their similar pronunciations, esp. in
rapid speech. accept means “to take or receive” (I accept this trophy), while except means “to exclude” (Certain types of damage are excepted from coverage in this insurance policy).1.
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor
to accept a present
to accept a proposal
7.
to regard as true or sound; believe
to accept a claim
to accept Catholicism
9.
to receive as to meaning; understand
10. Commerce
11. (in a deliberative body)
to receive as an adequate performance of the duty with which an officer or a committee has been charged; receive for further
action
The report of the committee was accepted
12.
to receive or contain (something attached, inserted, etc.)
This socket won't accept a three-pronged plug
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Word origin
[1350–1400; ME accepten ‹ MF accepter ‹ L acceptare, equiv. to ac- ac- + -cep- take, comb. form of cap- + -t- freq. suffix]Examples of 'accept' in a sentence
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accept
British English: accept
/əkˈsɛpt/ VERB
If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- American English: accept /ækˈsɛpt/
- Arabic: يَقْبَلُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: aceitar
- Chinese: 接受
- Croatian: prihvatiti
- Czech: přijmout
- Danish: acceptere
- Dutch: accepteren
- European Spanish: aceptar
- Finnish: hyväksyä
- French: accepter
- German: akzeptieren
- Greek: δέχομαι
- Italian: accettare
- Japanese: 受け入れる
- Korean: 받아들이다
- Norwegian: godta
- Polish: przyjąć
- European Portuguese: aceitar
- Romanian: a accepta
- Russian: принять
- Latin American Spanish: aceptar
- Swedish: acceptera
- Thai: ยอมรับ
- Turkish: kabul etmek
- Ukrainian: приймати
- Vietnamese: chấp nhận
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