v., -cept·ed, -cept·ing, -cepts.

v.tr.

1. 1. To answer affirmatively: accept an invitation.
   2. To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).
2. To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval: accepted a glass of water; accepted their contract.
3. To admit to a group, organization, or place: accepted me as a new member of the club.
4. 1. To regard as proper, usual, or right: Such customs are widely accepted.
   2. To regard as true; believe in: Scientists have accepted the new theory.
   3. To understand as having a specific meaning.
5. To endure resignedly or patiently: accept one's fate.
6. To be able to hold (something applied or inserted): This wood will not accept oil paints.
7. To receive officially: accept the committee's report.
8. To consent to pay, as by a signed agreement.
9. Medicine. To receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without immunological rejection.

v.intr.

To receive something, especially with favor. Often used with of.

[Middle English accepten, from Latin acceptāre, frequentative of accipere, to receive : ad-, ad- + capere, to take.]

verb

1. To receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly: embrace, take (up), welcome. See accept/reject.
2. To admit to one's possession, presence, or awareness: have, receive, take. See accept/reject.
3. To allow admittance, as to a group: admit, receive, take in. See accept/reject.
4. To regard (something) as true or real: believe. Slang buy, swallow. See opinion.
5. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal savvy. Slang dig. Chiefly British twig. Scots ken. Idioms: gethavea handle on, get the picture. See understand/misunderstand.
6. To put up with: abide, bear, brook, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Informal lump. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See accept/reject.
7. To respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance: accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, nod, subscribe, yes. See agree/disagree.

v

Definition: allow into group
Antonyms: blackball, decline, deny, reject

v

Definition: believe the goodness, realness of something
Antonyms: disagree, dispute, reject, renounce, repudiate

v

Definition: put up with
Antonyms: demur, disallow, reject

v

Definition: receive by agreeing, consenting
Antonyms: decline, disagree, refuse

v

Definition: receive something given physically
Antonyms: deny, discard, refuse, reject

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IN BRIEF: To agree to; to receive something with approval.

We decided to accept her as our friend.

Tutor's tip: To "accept" means to receive or approve, while "except" means to exclude. An "excerpt" is a short part of something written or filmed.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - acceptere, godtage, tage imod
v. intr. - godtage, modtage

Nederlands (Dutch)
accepteren, aannemen, aanvaarden, geloven (dat), op zich nemen, goedkeuren

Français (French)
v. tr. - accepter, admettre, se résigner à, approuver, prendre livraison de, se charger de, (Comm) accepter (une facture)
v. intr. - se résigner à, se soumettre à

Deutsch (German)
v. - akzeptieren, annehmen, hinnehmen, billigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δέχομαι, αποδέχομαι, συμφωνώ, συγκατατίθεμαι

Italiano (Italian)
accettare, gradire, approvare, assentire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aceitar, concordar, reconhecer, aprovar

Русский (Russian)
принимать, принять, относиться благосклонно, принимать с покорностью, согласиться, утвердить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aceptar, admitir, aprobar, resignar
v. intr. - resignarse, aceptarse, admitirse, aprobarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - anta, acceptera

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
领受, 接受, 认可, 同意, 相信, 应允, 承认

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 領受, 接受, 認可, 同意, 相信
v. intr. - 接受, 應允, 承認, 同意

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 받아들이다, 믿어주다, 뜻을 이해하다, 인수하다
v. intr. - 받아들이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 受け入れる, 認める, 引き受ける, 快く迎え入れる, 理解する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقبل, يوافق على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קיבל, הסכים‬
v. intr. - ‮קיבל, הסכים, קיבל שטר, נענה ל-‬

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