Meaning of "accept" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACCEPT

From Latin acceptāre, from ad- to + capere to take.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ACCEPT

accept  [əkˈsɛpt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACCEPT

Accept is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb accept in English.

WHAT DOES ACCEPT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Accept

Accept may refer to: ▪ Acceptance, a person's assent to the reality of a situation ▪ Accept, German heavy metal band ▪ Accept, their debut album from 1979 ▪ Accept, 1970 ▪ Accept, a Romanian LGBT rights organisation ▪ accept, a computer programming function provided by the Berkeley sockets API...

Definition of accept in the English dictionary

The first definition of accept in the dictionary is to take or receive. Other definition of accept is to give an affirmative reply to. Accept is also to take on the responsibilities, duties, etc, of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ACCEPT

PRESENT

Present

I accept

you accept

he/she/it accepts

we accept

you accept

they accept

Present continuous

I am accepting

you are accepting

he/she/it is accepting

we are accepting

you are accepting

they are accepting

Present perfect

I have accepted

you have accepted

he/she/it has accepted

we have accepted

you have accepted

they have accepted

Present perfect continuous

I have been accepting

you have been accepting

he/she/it has been accepting

we have been accepting

you have been accepting

they have been accepting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I accepted

you accepted

he/she/it accepted

we accepted

you accepted

they accepted

Past continuous

I was accepting

you were accepting

he/she/it was accepting

we were accepting

you were accepting

they were accepting

Past perfect

I had accepted

you had accepted

he/she/it had accepted

we had accepted

you had accepted

they had accepted

Past perfect continuous

I had been accepting

you had been accepting

he/she/it had been accepting

we had been accepting

you had been accepting

they had been accepting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will accept

you will accept

he/she/it will accept

we will accept

you will accept

they will accept

Future continuous

I will be accepting

you will be accepting

he/she/it will be accepting

we will be accepting

you will be accepting

they will be accepting

Future perfect

I will have accepted

you will have accepted

he/she/it will have accepted

we will have accepted

you will have accepted

they will have accepted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been accepting

you will have been accepting

he/she/it will have been accepting

we will have been accepting

you will have been accepting

they will have been accepting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would accept

you would accept

he/she/it would accept

we would accept

you would accept

they would accept

Conditional continuous

I would be accepting

you would be accepting

he/she/it would be accepting

we would be accepting

you would be accepting

they would be accepting

Conditional perfect

I would have accept

you would have accept

he/she/it would have accept

we would have accept

you would have accept

they would have accept

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been accepting

you would have been accepting

he/she/it would have been accepting

we would have been accepting

you would have been accepting

they would have been accepting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you accept
we let´s accept
you accept

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to accept

Past participle

accepted

Present Participle

accepting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ACCEPT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «accept» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of accept

abide · accede · acknowledge · acquiesce · acquire · admit · adopt · affirm · allow · approve · assume · attempt · avow · bear · begin · believe · brook · buy · buy into · collect · commence · concede · countenance · embrace · endure · experience · gain · get · greet · hack · hail · have · obtain · profess · put up with · receive · recognize · secure · set about · stand · stomach · suffer · sustain · swallow · tackle · take · take on · take on board · tolerate · try · undergo · undertake · wear · weather · welcome · withstand · yield

TRANSLATION OF ACCEPT

Find out the translation of accept to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of accept from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «accept» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 接受
• Translator English - Spanish: aceptar
• English: accept
• Translator English - Hindi: स्वीकार
• Translator English - Arabic: يَقْبَلُ
• Translator English - Russian: принять
• Translator English - Portuguese: aceitar
• Translator English - Bengali: গ্রহণ করা
• Translator English - French: accepter
• Translator English - Malay: Terima
• Translator English - German: akzeptieren
• Translator English - Japanese: 受け入れる
• Translator English - Korean: 받아들이다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nampa
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chấp nhận
• Translator English - Tamil: ஏற்க
• Translator English - Marathi: स्वीकारा
• Translator English - Turkish: kabul etmek
• Translator English - Italian: accettare
• Translator English - Polish: przyjąć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: приймати
• Translator English - Romanian: a accepta
• Translator English - Greek: δέχομαι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: aanvaar
• Translator English - Swedish: acceptera
• Translator English - Norwegian: godta

10 QUOTES WITH «ACCEPT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word accept.

1

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals.

2

Mukesh Ambani

My big advantage was to have my father accept me as first-generation.

3

Abu Bakar Bashir

But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour.

4

Brendan Behan

If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.

5

Antoinette Brown Blackwell

Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions.

6

Les Brown

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.

7

Ken Buck

Principles are the most important thing to me. One of the things I think my dad taught me was there are people who accept the world they live in and there are people who change the world they live in. I don't accept my circumstances.

8

Park Chan-wook

When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences.

9

Ty Cobb

The way those clubs shift against Ted Williams, I can't understand how he can be so stupid not to accept the challenge to him and hit to left field.

10

Nicolaus Copernicus

So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCEPT»

Discover the use of accept in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to accept and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Accept No Substitutes!: The History of American Advertising

Provides a social history of advertising in America, from its origins in the 1600s to the present, showing how it has influenced and been influenced by American culture.

Christina B. Mierau, 2000

Accept and Value Each Person

Accept and Value Each Person introduces diversity and related concepts: respecting differences, being inclusive, and appreciating people just the way they are. Includes questions, activities, and games that reinforce the ideas being taught.

Cheri J. Meiners, 2006

Accept This Gift: Selections from A Course in Miracles

The widely regarded spiritual and psychological scholars Frances Vaughan, Ph.D., and Roger Walsh, M.D., Ph.D., distilled the most poignant passages from the Course in their beloved volume Accept This Gift-now returned to print in this ...

Frances Vaughan, Roger Walsh, 2008

Accept Nothing Less (Pure Foundations): God's Best for Your ...

Tackling tough issues with truth and understanding, Jim Burns encourages readers not to settle for second rate, emphasizing that God's best is more than just abstinence and involves the heart and mind as well.

Jim Burns, 2008

Reject Aeneas, Accept Pius: Selected Letters of Aeneas ...

Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini (1405-1464, elected Pope Pius II in 1458) was an important and enigmatic figure of the Renaissance as well as one of the most prolific writers and gifted stylists ever to occupy the papacy

Pope Pius II, Thomas M. Izbicki, Gerald Christianson, 2006

Care for Us and Accept Us

Tells the life story of an African child who was born with the virus called HIV, the trouble he had trying to go to school, and how the disease developed into AIDS.

Nkosi Johnson, Cecile Mather, 2002

Accept My Kid, Please!: A Dad's Descent Into College ...

One father finds himself breaking his own decision not to meddle in his son's college career in a hilarious cautionary tale demonstrating the lengths some parents will go to find the perfect school for their child.

Hank Herman, 2004

Don't Accept Me As I Am: Helping Retarded Performers Excel

This revised classic proves Instrumental Enrichment works and intelligence is modifiable. It's an encouraging book for anyone who works or lives with a low-functioning child or adult!

Reuven Feuerstein, Ya'Acov Rand, 1997

"We Accept You, One of Us?": Punk Rock, Community, and ...

This work examines punk in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., and is interdisciplinary, drawing on cultural geography, literary theory, and performance ethnography.

Mary Montgomery Wolf, 2007

Heal Your Grief, Accept Your Loss and Love Your Life Again

Based on her personal experiences, the author presents a guide that discusseshow to overcome bereavement completely and quickly.

Mercedes O. Van Essen, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCEPT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term accept is used in the context of the following news items.

Did Lionel Messi refuse to accept Copa America best player award …

Did Lionel Messi refuse to accept Copa America best player award as video emerges of official removing trophy? Lionel Messi has been ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Kerry Warns Iran That US Will Not Accept an Unsound Nuclear Deal

VIENNA — Secretary of State John Kerry warned Iran on Sunday that hard choices were still needed to seal a landmark nuclear accord, and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Jeff Koons: 'People respond to banal things – they don't accept their …

When it sold for $58m, his Balloon Dog became the most expensive artwork by a living artist. Are the critics right to dismiss his work as 'smug' ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Supervisors set to accept Dupnik's resignation

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has sent a letter of resignation to the Board of Supervisors, which it plans to accept at Tuesday's meeting. «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»

Saraki To Boko Haram: Accept Government 's Olive Branch, Stop …

saraki The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has condemned in strong terms Sunday's bomb attack on innocent worshipers at a church in ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»

Council to vote on budget, accept grants

According to Councilman Scott Conger, the amendment will give the city another tool to use by allowing it to accept property taxes in partial ... «Jackson Sun, Jul 15»

Toby Alderweireld to Tottenham: Atletico Madrid 'accept £11m bid …

Tottenham Hotspur have had an £11m bid for Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld, according to reports. Southampton, who the Belgian ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

Michael Malone called to coaching, and quick to accept

Nuggets coach Michael Malone, between general manager Tim Connelly, left, and president Josh Kroenke, calls himself "just an average guy. «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

What Good is Bitcoin if People Don't Accept It? (Op-Ed)

What Good is Bitcoin if People Don't Accept It? (Op-Ed). 133 Total views. Share and Get bitcoin. Share this article and get reward for every visit. «CoinTelegraph, Jul 15»

Greece votes whether to accept bailout - and stay in Euro

In a historic, rushed referendum today that looks too close to call, indebted Greece is voting whether to accept worsening austerity or back the ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»