accept

/ək'sept/
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accept

The committee will accept the final report tomorrow.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To receive or take something offered willingly: To agree to take something that is given or presented.
    • To agree to or approve of something: To regard something as suitable, valid, or right.
    • To admit or acknowledge a fact or situation: To recognize something as true or inevitable.
    • To tolerate or endure something: To put up with an unpleasant situation or condition.
    • To take on a responsibility or obligation: To agree to bear the cost or burden of something.
    • To allow someone into a group: To admit someone as a member.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • She decided to accept the job offer. (She agreed to take the position.)
    • Please accept this gift as a token of our appreciation. (Please receive this gift willingly.)
    • The committee voted to accept the new proposal. (The committee agreed to approve the proposal.)
    • I cannot accept your apology. (I cannot regard your apology as sufficient.)
    • He had to accept the fact that he was wrong. (He had to acknowledge the truth.)
    • The school accepts students from all backgrounds. (The school admits students.)
    • She had to accept the difficult circumstances. (She had to tolerate the situation.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To accept responsibility": To agree that one is accountable for something.
    • The company's CEO accepted full responsibility for the failure.
  • "To accept an invitation": To say yes to an offer to attend an event.
    • We are pleased to accept your invitation to the wedding.
  • "To accept a challenge": To agree to take on a difficult task.
    • She accepted the challenge of learning a new language.
  • "To accept defeat": To admit that one has lost.
    • After a long struggle, he finally accepted defeat.
Variants and Related Words
  • Acceptable (adj): Able to be agreed on; suitable or satisfactory.
    • The terms of the agreement are acceptable.
  • Acceptance (n): The action of consenting to receive or undertake something; the process of being received as adequate or valid.
    • His acceptance into the university was a great achievement.
  • Accepted (adj): Generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct.
    • It is an accepted fact that exercise is good for health.
Synonyms
  • Receive: To be given, presented with, or paid something.
  • Take: To lay hold of something with one's hands; to receive or accept.
  • Agree to: To consent to a proposal or idea.
  • Acknowledge: To accept or admit the existence or truth of.
  • Endure: To suffer something painful or difficult patiently.
  • Admit: To allow entry; to confess to be true.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Accept of (archaic/formal): To receive or take something offered.
    • He graciously accepted of their hospitality.
Related Idioms
  • Accept at face value: To believe that something is what it appears to be, without questioning it.
    • You shouldn't accept all news stories at face value.
  • Accept with good grace: To accept something, especially something unwelcome, in a polite and cheerful way.
    • He accepted their criticism with good grace.
accept

The committee will accept the final report tomorrow.

Verb
  1. be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
    • The cow accepted the bull
  2. make use of or accept for some purpose
    • take a risk
    • take an opportunity
  3. receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
  4. be designed to hold or take
    • This surface will not take the dye
  5. tolerate or accommodate oneself to
    • I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions
    • I swallowed the insult
    • She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies
  6. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
    • I'll accept the charges
    • She agreed to bear the responsibility
  7. admit into a group or community
    • accept students for graduate study
    • We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
  8. react favorably to; consider right and proper
    • People did not accept atonal music at that time
    • We accept the idea of universal health care
  9. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
    • I cannot accept your invitation
    • I go for this resolution
  10. receive willingly something given or offered
    • The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
    • I won't have this dog in my house!
    • Please accept my present
  11. consider or hold as true
    • I cannot accept the dogma of this church
    • accept an argument

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