Australian English Meaning of accept

accept

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Definitions and Meaning of accept in English

Wordnet

accept (v)

consider or hold as true

receive willingly something given or offered

give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

react favorably to; consider right and proper

admit into a group or community

take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

tolerate or accommodate oneself to

be designed to hold or take

receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

make use of or accept for some purpose

be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal

Webster

accept (v. t.)

To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

To receive with favor; to approve.

To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.

To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?

To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.

In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.]

Webster

accept (a.)

Accepted.

FAQs About the word accept

accept

consider or hold as true, receive willingly something given or offered, give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to, react favorably to; consider right a

have,take,adopt,confirm,ratify,tolerate,abide,Creek,Face,embrace

decline,deny,negative,oppose,refuse,reject,disallow,disapprove,protest,resist

accentuation => accentuation, accentuating => accentuating, accentuated => pronounced, accentuate => accentuate, accentually => accentually,