accept that

idiom

: to consider (something) to be true
He was unwilling to accept that he could no longer play as he once had.

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The city can either accept that price or reject it and find another contractor. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025 No one says anyone has to accept that the team stinks. Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025 Part of me didn’t want to accept that my grandmother was gone. Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025 Many may never accept that manager Aaron Boone’s club followed its 2024 World Series run with such a letdown or that another historic year from Aaron Judge was wasted. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accept that

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“Accept that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%20that. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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