accept

verb
ac·cept
/əkˈsɛpt/

To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.

Other meanings

To admit to a place or a group.
“The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.”
To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
“I accept the notion that Christ lived.”

Related words

acceptee
preaccept
reaccept
superaccept
unaccept
accept at face value
accepted
acceptedly
accepter
acceptive
accept a bill
accept person

Example sentences

“To seek wisdom is to accept uncertainty.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I am willing to accept criticism.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Why should we accept that claim?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "accepto" (acceptō, acceptāre).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “accept” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.