accepted

adjective

ac·​cept·​ed ik-ˈsep-təd 

ak-

: regarded favorably : given approval or acceptance

a fully accepted member of the group

especially : generally approved or used

an accepted convention/practice

a widely accepted theory

acceptedly adverb

Examples of accepted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The accepted way of measuring debt accumulation is beginning Oct. 1 of a new president’s first year, the start of the U.S. fiscal year. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024

The Wisconsin Elections Commission's website has a list of accepted forms of identification. —Jolan Kruse, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024

The company that made its brand name the accepted nomenclature for finding all the information on the Internet has lost a major antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice. —Quartz Staff, Quartz, 9 Aug. 2024

To a lesser degree, this can also apply to mid-sized people, seeing as mid-sized bodies are also considered an accepted standard of mainstream beauty. —Stephanie Yeboah, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from past participle of accepten "to accept"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing accepted

• taken/accepted at face value