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(ăk-sĕpt') pronunciation

v., -cept·ed, -cept·ing, -cepts.

v.tr.
    1. To answer affirmatively: accept an invitation.
    2. To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).
  1. To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval: accepted a glass of water; accepted their contract.
  2. To admit to a group, organization, or place: accepted me as a new member of the club.
    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.
  3. To endure resignedly or patiently: accept one's fate.
  4. To be able to hold (something applied or inserted): This wood will not accept oil paints.
  5. To receive officially: accept the committee's report.
  6. To consent to pay, as by a signed agreement.
  7. 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.]


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There is little danger of confusion in spoken contexts, since all they have in common is their similar pronunciation in running discourse, but their spelling is open to confusion. David Crystal reports in his book Who Cares About English Usage? (1984) that several of 20 English undergraduates asked to choose between Shall we accept / except his invitation to dinner chose except.

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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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pronunciation

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

pronunciation 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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as in: agree to
sign description: Both open 5-hands, palms down pull back towards the chest as they close and rest on the chest.




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Logo of ACCEPT

ACCEPT is a nongovernmental organization advocating for the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Romania. It is based in Bucharest and also acts as the Romanian representative at ILGA-Europe. The organisation also advocates on behalf of individuals with HIV-AIDS; and carries out many programs to encourage safe sex.

As of July 2006, the executive director of ACCEPT is Florentina Bocioc, while the president is Romaniţa Iordache and the vice-president is Florin Buhuceanu.

ACCEPT currently has two periodical publications: Inklusiv, a bimonthly LGBT magazine, and ENOLA, a magazine designed for lesbians and bisexual women. Both are distributed throughout Romania (Inklusiv is free).

Since March 24, 2008, the organisation also runs "INFO Accept", a hotline for LGBT support issues such as coming out, overcoming discrimination or questions regarding sexual orientation.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Linie telefonica pentru gay in Romania (Telephone line for gays in Romania), Angelicuss

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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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