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 of a 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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