accept

ac-cept · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To consent to receive or undertake something offered.

  2. 2.

    To believe or come to recognize as valid or correct.

  3. 3.

    To tolerate or submit to something unpleasant.

  4. 4.

    To welcome or receive someone into a group or place.

  5. 5.

    To agree to meet (a draft or bill of exchange) by signing it.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    accept responsibility — To acknowledge being accountable for something.
  • •
    accept at face value — To believe something without questioning it.
  • •
    accept defeat — To acknowledge that one has lost.
  • •
    accept an invitation — To agree to attend or participate.

Related words

Antonyms: decline, deny, refuse, reject
See also: acceptable, acceptance, receive, reject
Synonyms: acknowledge, admit, agree to, approve, receive

Etymology

From Latin acceptāre, frequentative of accipere ("to receive"), from ad- ("to") + capere ("to take").