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Ex: I accept your gracious gift.

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accept vs except meaning?

Accept is a verb meaning “to receive something willingly” (as in “we accepted the gift” or “they were accepted into the class”). Except is most often used as a preposition meaning “not including,” a synonym of but (“all except one”), and is also commonly used as a conjunction (“he does nothing except complain”).


How do you use accept and except in a sentence?

The words are similar in sound but entirely different in meaning.The verb TO ACCEPT means to receive or to approve of.The preposition EXCEPT means "but" or "leaving out"(The verb form "to except" is rarely used, with the meaning "to exclude".)Examples :"I was home to ACCEPT the package." "He must ACCEPT our decision.""EXCEPT for the garage, the fire did not damage the house.""Everyone was there EXCEPT Bill and Henry.""He was happy to accept most proposals of the deal except for the new working hours on Tuesdays."


Are 'accept' and 'except' true homophones?

No, 'accept' and 'except' are not true homophones. They sound similar but have different meanings and spellings. 'Accept' means to receive or agree to something, while 'except' means excluding or leaving out something.


Is except similar in meaning to forgive?

No, it is not. You may be thinking of the word accept, which would have some similarity with forgive. I might accept someone who has done me wrong. The meaning is not exactly the same as forgive, but there is a common meaning element. When I accept someone, I do not reject him.The word except sounds very much like accept, but they are not homonyms. Except means something like "but not, or other than". For example, "I like all vegetables except okra."


How do you spell exceptable?

That is the correct spelling of the preposition except(excluding). It is used as a verb less frequently.* The homophone is the verb accept (to condone or receive).The word except is often used incorrectly where accept is intended.*The similar word is expect (await, anticipate).The word except is often a typographical error where expect is intended.


What is a homophone of except?

Accept is a homophone for except.


How do you spell rieceve?

The correct spelling is receive (get, accept).Follows the spelling rule "I before E except after C."


What is a homophone for the word accept?

Except would be a homophone for accept.


How do you spell recived?

RECEIVE : to accept from a giver or deliverer (uses the "I before E, except after C" spelling rule).


How do you spell the past tense of except?

Except is usually a preposition. (The verb accept is often confused with except.)Where either accept (to receive or agree) or except (to exclude) is used, the past tenses are accepted (received) and excepted (left out).Examples:He accepted his diploma during the ceremony.The church was excepted from the city property tax.


Does receive and except mean the same thing?

No they do not. Did you just pick them randomly? They have nothing to do with each other. Receive is a verb which means to take what someone is giving you. Except can also be a verb meaning to remove from a group, but is more often a preposition meaning "not including".


When to use accept and except in a sentence?

I would like to accept your gift, except that I can't.