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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Make a play for the antiwar youth vote, or accept that much of it will remain out of reach?
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
As the summer holidays end, investors in China are coming to accept that consumption and growth will remain sluggish for a while.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
What specific terms in the agreement for a cease-fire in Gaza and exchange of prisoners are Israel’s national security barons prepared to accept that Netanyahu is not?
—Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Tommy Tice would never accept that kind of situation.
—Henry Apple, arkansasonline.com, 18 Aug. 2024
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
As the summer holidays end, investors in China are coming to accept that consumption and growth will remain sluggish for a while.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
What specific terms in the agreement for a cease-fire in Gaza and exchange of prisoners are Israel’s national security barons prepared to accept that Netanyahu is not?
—Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Tommy Tice would never accept that kind of situation.
—Henry Apple, arkansasonline.com, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Accept that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%20that. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.
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