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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Is Ligue 1 ready to accept that the best teams will not always be crowned champions?
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
In that way, her dress is always a significant part of Addy’s story, a story that, while fictional, represents the stories of many African Americans born into slavery, who refused to accept that condition.
—Jaha Nailah Avery, Essence, 13 May 2025
For the next three days, our hero silently sits on the bloodstained floor beside her bed, trying to accept that their baby is lost and his wife may never awaken.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
In that case, Asian economies would have to accept that their currencies would inevitably appreciate against the greenback and their exports would be affected, too.
—Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
In that way, her dress is always a significant part of Addy’s story, a story that, while fictional, represents the stories of many African Americans born into slavery, who refused to accept that condition.
—Jaha Nailah Avery, Essence, 13 May 2025
For the next three days, our hero silently sits on the bloodstained floor beside her bed, trying to accept that their baby is lost and his wife may never awaken.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
In that case, Asian economies would have to accept that their currencies would inevitably appreciate against the greenback and their exports would be affected, too.
—Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
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“Accept that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%20that. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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