accept

ac|cept [ ək`sept ] verb ***

▸ 1 take something offered

▸ 2 agree to a suggestion

▸ 3 believe something is true/right

▸ 4 recognize a bad situation

▸ 5 let someone join/be part of something

▸ 6 consider good enough

▸ 7 take a form of payment

1. ) transitive to take something that someone gives you:

I am here to accept the award on Ms. Winslet's behalf.

Saunders has been convicted for accepting bribes.

a ) intransitive or transitive to say yes to an invitation or offer:

They offered her a job, and she accepted without hesitation.

2. ) transitive to agree to do what someone asks or suggests:

Our clients will never accept this proposal.

Most of the report's recommendations have been accepted by Congress.

3. ) transitive to recognize that something is true, fair, or right:

Sam accepted her explanation without question.

This argument is unlikely to be accepted by the court.

accept that: Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions.

generally/widely accepted (=believed by most people): His views on genetics are not now widely accepted.

a ) to recognize that you are responsible for something:

accept blame/responsibility/liability: We cannot accept liability for items stolen from your car.

The media must accept their share of the blame.

4. ) transitive to recognize that a bad situation exists and cannot be avoided or changed:

I know it's not fair, but you'll just have to accept it.

They found it hard to accept defeat.

accept that: For a long time, he simply could not accept that she was dead.

5. ) transitive to allow someone to join an organization:

Under the new law, gay people will be accepted in the armed forces.

accept someone as something: Mexico was accepted as a member of the OECD in 1994.

a ) to allow someone to become part of a community or family, and make them feel welcome:

The local people never really accepted us.

accept someone into something: She was desperate for the children to accept her into the family.

6. ) transitive to consider that something is suitable or good enough for a particular purpose:

A publisher in New York has accepted her novel for publication.

7. ) transitive to take a particular form of payment:

The payphones there accept either coins or phonecards.

We accept personal checks with proper identification.