Definitions, Meanings, Synonyms, Examples and Famous Quotes of accept in English

accept

• 1.

  Consent to receive (a thing offered).

  "He accepted a pen as a present"

  Synonyms (46)

  Receive Agree to receive Welcome Take Take receipt of Get Gain Obtain Acquire Come by Take on Take up Undertake Tackle Take on oneself Shoulder Bear Assume Manage Take responsibility for Be responsible for Engage in Become involved in Take part in Participate in Devote oneself to Concentrate on Address oneself to Go about Set about Approach Handle Get down to Deal with Get to grips with Launch into Enter on Begin Start Embark on Venture on Turn one's hand to Commence Get cracking on Have a crack/go/shot/stab at Give something a whirl
• 2.

  Believe or come to recognize (an opinion, explanation, etc.) as valid or correct.

  "This tentative explanation came to be accepted by the group"

  Synonyms (47)

  Believe Trust Give credence to Credit Give credit to Put confidence in Be convinced of Have faith in Count on Rely on Depend on Recognized Acknowledged Traditional Orthodox Habitual Confirmed Set Fixed Settled Usual Customary Common Normal General Prevailing Accustomed Familiar Wonted Popular Expected Routine Regular Typical Conventional Established Mainstream Standard Stock Go for Buy Fall for Swallow Swallow something hook Line And sinker Take something as gospel
• 3.

  To agree to take something

  "Do you accept credit cards?"

• 4.

  Give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

  "I cannot accept your invitation"

  Synonyms (2)

  Consent Go for

  Antonyms (1)

  Refuse

  Type of (2)

  Respond React

  Has types (15)

  Take in charge Yield Undertake Permit Contract in Countenance Settle Allow Agree Buckle under Give Succumb Let Give in Knuckle under

  Derivation (1)

  Acceptation
• 5.

  Be designed to hold or take

  Synonyms (1)

  Take

  Type of (1)

  Be
• 6.

  Tolerate or accommodate oneself to

  "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"

  Synonyms (2)

  Live with Swallow

  Type of (12)

  Brook Endure Abide Digest Stand Stick out Stomach Put up Suffer Support Bear Tolerate

  Derivation (1)

  Acceptance
• 7.

  Admit into a group or community

  "Accept students for graduate study"

  Synonyms (3)

  Admit Take Take on

  Type of (2)

  Take Have

  Has types (1)

  Profess
• 8.

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

  "I'll accept the charges"

  Synonyms (3)

  Assume Bear Take over

  Type of (1)

  Take

  Has types (2)

  Carry the can Face the music
• 9.

  Make use of or accept for some purpose

  Synonyms (1)

  Take

  Has types (1)

  Co-opt

  Derivation (1)

  Acceptable
• 10.

  Receive willingly something given or offered

  "Please accept my present"

  Synonyms (2)

  Have Take

  Antonyms (1)

  Refuse

  Type of (2)

  Get Acquire

  Has types (10)

  Take over Take up Honour Honor Welcome Adopt Take Admit Take on Borrow

  Derivation (2)

  Acceptance Acceptation
• 11.

  Be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal

  "The cow accepted the bull"

  Type of (2)

  Respond React
• 12.

  Consider or hold as true

  "Accept an argument"

  Antonyms (1)

  Reject

  Type of (3)

  Pass judgment Evaluate Judge

  Has types (20)

  Honour Abide by Acknowledge Take a bow Adopt Approbate Sweep up Believe Submit Embrace Espouse Respect Resign Reconcile Recognize Honor Recognise Receive Know Observe

  Derivation (3)

  Acceptant Acceptation Acceptance
• 13.

  React favorably to; consider right and proper

  "We accept the idea of universal health care"

  Type of (2)

  Respond React

  Derivation (4)

  Acceptive Acceptance Acceptant Acceptation
• 14.

  Receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

  Type of (2)

  Receive Have

  Derivation (1)

  Acceptation

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Quotes and Sayings about "accept"

1.

"We only begin to live life when we learn to accept it on its own terms."

--- Arthur Rubinstein

2.

"Neither of us are workaholics. I think the key thing is to accept that if you only exist through what you do, then you become what you do, and this is very wrong."

--- Vincent Cassel

3.

"To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual."

--- Gautama Buddha

4.

"A Warrior of the Light does not accept gifts from his enemy."

--- Paulo Coelho

5.

"When I thought about why I was sometimes reluctant to push myself, I realized that it was because I was afraid of failure - but in order to have more success, I needed to be willing to accept more failure."

--- Gretchen Rubin