accept — Dizionario inglese

Verbo

1. To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice.

   The Chinese say, that a little time afterwards she accepted of a treat in one of the neighbouring hills to which Shalum had invited her.

   Altri esempi (1)

   I bid thee banish from thy heart all thought of me, but as one whom the Future cries aloud to thee to avoid. Glyndon, if thou acceptest his homage, will love thee till the tomb closes upon both.

2. To admit to a place or a group.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.

3. To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   I accept the notion that Christ lived.

   I can't accept nothing being done about the problem and your standing idly by.

4. To receive as adequate or satisfactory.

   Uso

   • transitivo

5. To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.

6. To endure patiently.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   I accept my punishment.

7. To acknowledge patiently without opposition or resistance.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   We need to accept the fact that restaurants are closed due to COVID-19 and that no amount of wishing or screaming will make them reopen any sooner.

8. To agree to pay.

   Uso

   • transitivo

9. To receive officially.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   to accept the report of a committee

10. To receive something willingly.

    Uso

    • intransitivo

11. To do a service done by an establishment.

    Uso

    • Philippines

    Esempi

    We accept repairs.

    We accept bookbinding.

Aggettivo

1. Accepted.

   Uso

   • Early
   • Modern
   • obsoleto

   Esempi

   Pass our accept and peremptory answer.

Sostantivo

1. Something that is accepted.

   Contrari

   reject

   Esempi

   Almost all line segments will be trivial accepts or trivial rejects, so the above covers the vast majority of cases.

Verbo

1. consider or hold as true

   Contrari

   reject

   Termini più generali

   evaluatepass judgmentjudge

   Esempi

   I cannot accept the dogma of this church

   accept an argument

2. receive willingly something given or offered

   Sinonimi

   takehave

   Contrari

   refuse

   Termini più generali

   getacquire

   Esempi

   The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter

   I won't have this dog in my house!

   Altri esempi (1)

   Please accept my present

3. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

   Sinonimi

   consentgo for

   Contrari

   refuse

   Termini più generali

   reactrespond

   Esempi

   I cannot accept your invitation

   I go for this resolution

4. react favorably to; consider right and proper

   Termini più generali

   reactrespond

   Esempi

   People did not accept atonal music at that time

   We accept the idea of universal health care

5. admit into a group or community

   Sinonimi

   admittaketake on

   Termini più generali

   takehave

   Esempi

   accept students for graduate study

   We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member

6. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

   Sinonimi

   beartake overassume

   Termini più generali

   take

   Esempi

   I'll accept the charges

   She agreed to bear the responsibility

7. tolerate or accommodate oneself to

   Sinonimi

   live withswallow

   Termini più generali

   digestendurestick outstomachbearstandtoleratesupportbrookabidesufferput up

   Esempi

   I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions

   I swallowed the insult

   Altri esempi (1)

   She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies

8. be designed to hold or take

   Sinonimi

   take

   Termini più generali

   suitaccommodatefit

   Esempi

   This surface will not take the dye

9. receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

   Termini più generali

   receivehave

10. make use of or accept for some purpose

    Sinonimi

    take

    Termini più generali

    actmove

    Esempi

    take a risk

    take an opportunity

11. be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal

    Termini più generali

    reactrespond

    Esempi

    The cow accepted the bull