accepted; accepting; accepts
Definition of accept
1a : to receive (something offered) willingly
accept a gift
b : to be able or designed to take or hold (something applied or added)
a surface that will not accept ink
2 : to give admittance or approval to
accept her as one of the group
3a : to endure without protest or reaction
accept poor living conditions
b : to regard as proper, normal, or inevitable an idea that is widely accepted
c : to recognize as true : believe refused to accept the explanation
4a : to make a favorable response to
accept an offer
b : to agree to undertake (a responsibility)
accept a job
6 of a deliberative body : to receive (a legislative report) officially
: to receive favorably something offered
—usually used with ofa heart more disposed to accept of his— Jane Austen
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The first known use of accept was in the 14th century
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