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 first step in reversing cultural stagnation is to accept that artistic invention is a social good.
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W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2025
Since then, the couple has been walking the streets, trying to mentally accept that Haiti is now home.
—Tania Francois, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
My husband wasn't going to accept that, though.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
That reads to me like PTSD from Saving Private Ryan fans who can’t accept that Shakespeare in Love was a good movie.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2025
Since then, the couple has been walking the streets, trying to mentally accept that Haiti is now home.
—Tania Francois, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
My husband wasn't going to accept that, though.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
That reads to me like PTSD from Saving Private Ryan fans who can’t accept that Shakespeare in Love was a good movie.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Nov. 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 1 Dec. 2025.
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