ACCEPT
\ɐksˈɛpt], \ɐksˈɛpt], \ɐ_k_s_ˈɛ_p_t]\
Definitions of ACCEPT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
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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 idiosyncracies"
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consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
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be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"
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react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"
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give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
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of a deliberative body: receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
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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"
By Princeton University
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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 idiosyncracies"
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consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
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be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"
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react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"
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give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
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of a deliberative body: receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
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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"
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To receive with favor; to approve.
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To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
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To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?
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To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.
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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.]
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Accepted.
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To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; - often followed by of.
By Oddity Software
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To receive with favor; to approve.
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To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
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To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?
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To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.
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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.]
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Accepted.
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To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; - often followed by of.
By Noah Webster.
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To take or receive with approval, as a gift; to agree to, or acquiesce in; to recognize as true; to agree to pay; as, to accept a draft.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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To take what is offered; to receive with favour, or acquiesce; to agree to; to grant; to receive as terms of a contract, &c. To accept a bill of exchange, to subscribe it according to the legal form, and thereby agree to pay the amount when due.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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