accept

accept
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W1S1 [əkˈsept] v
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1¦(gift/offer/invitation)¦
2¦(situation/problem etc)¦
3¦(think somebody/something is good enough)¦
4¦(become part of a group)¦
5¦(agree to take/deal with something)¦
6¦(suggestion/advice)¦
7¦(believe an explanation/statement)¦
8 accept responsibility/blame for something
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[Date: 1300-1400; : French; Origin: accepter, from Latin acceptare, from accipere 'to receive', from ad- 'to' + capere 'to take']
1.) ¦(GIFT/OFFER/INVITATION)¦ [I and T]
to take something that someone offers you, or to agree to do something that someone asks you to do
≠ ↑refuse
▪ Rick accepted her offer of coffee.
▪ He accepted the invitation to stay with us.
▪ His school reports said that he is always ready to accept a challenge (=agree to do something difficult) .
▪ Please accept this small gift.
▪ They offered me a job and I accepted.
accept sth from sb
▪ He accepted a glass of water from Helen.
▪ He readily accepted her invitation (=accepted it quickly) .
2.) ¦(SITUATION/PROBLEM ETC)¦ [T]
to decide that there is nothing you can do to change a difficult and unpleasant situation or fact and continue with your normal life
▪ He's not going to change, and you just have to accept it.
accept that
▪ We have to accept that this is not an ideal world.
▪ You need to accept the fact that most of your problems are caused by jealousy.
3.) ¦(THINK SOMEBODY/SOMETHING IS GOOD ENOUGH)¦ [T]
to decide that someone has the necessary skill or intelligence for a particular job, course etc or that a piece of work is good enough
≠ ↑reject
▪ Students accepted by Stanford Law School had very high scores on the LSAT.
accept sb/sth as sth
▪ They have accepted him as the representative of the company.
accept sb/sth for sth
▪ Random House accepted the book for publication.
4.) ¦(BECOME PART OF A GROUP)¦ [T]
to allow someone to become part of a group, society, or organization, and to treat them in the same way as the other members
≠ ↑reject accept sb as sth
▪ The children gradually began to accept her as one of the family.
accept sb into sth
▪ It often takes years for immigrants to be accepted into the host community.
5.) ¦(AGREE TO TAKE/DEAL WITH SOMETHING)¦ [T]
to agree to take or deal with something that someone gives you, or to say that it is suitable or good enough
▪ The government has accepted the resignation of a senior army commander.
▪ Please accept my sincere apologies .
▪ Sorry, we don't accept travellers' cheques.
6.) ¦(SUGGESTION/ADVICE)¦ [T]
to decide to do what someone advises or suggests you should do
▪ Be prepared to accept the advice of members of staff.
7.) ¦(BELIEVE AN EXPLANATION/STATEMENT)¦ [T]
to agree that what someone says is right or true
≠ ↑reject
▪ She has accepted your explanation as to why you didn't attend the meeting.
8.) accept responsibility/blame for sth
to admit that you were responsible for something bad that happened
▪ The University will not accept responsibility for items lost or stolen.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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