accept

  • 31accept — ac•cept [[t]ækˈsɛpt[/t]] v. t. 1) to take or receive (something offered) 2) to receive with approval or favor: to accept a proposal[/ex] 3) to receive or admit as adequate or satisfactory: to accept an apology[/ex] 4) to respond or answer… …

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  • 32accept — /əkˈsɛpt / (say uhk sept) verb (t) 1. to take or receive (something offered): to accept a gift. 2. to admit and agree to; accede or assent to: to accept a treaty; to accept an excuse. 3. to take with formal acknowledgement of responsibility or… …

  • 33accept — v. 1) to accept blindly; fully; readily 2) (D; tr.) to accept as (they accepted us as their equals) 3) (formal) (BE) (L) I accept that the proposal may be defeated * * * [ək sept] fully readily (formal) (BE) (L) I accept that the proposal may be… …

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  • 34accept — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. assent; take; adopt, believe; honor, admit. See receiving, belief, consent, inclusion. Ant., reject, refuse. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To receive] Syn. take, acquire, admit, allow; see receive 1 , 4 . 2 …

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  • 35accept — Synonyms and related words: OK, abide by, abide with, accede, accede to, accept for gospel, accept implicitly, acclaim, accord to, accredit, acknowledge, acquiesce, acquiesce in, acquire, admire, admit, adopt, affiliate, affirm, agree, agree… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 36ACCEPT — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index accept noun absorption, acceptance (2), admission, adoption, initiation, openness, patience, tolerance adjective …

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  • 37accept — verb 1) she accepted a pen as a present Syn: receive, take, get, gain, obtain, acquire Ant: refuse, reject 2) he accepted the job immediately Syn: take on …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 38accept — I s ( et, accept) JUR förbindelse att betala ett växelbelopp II s ( et, accept) JUR godkännande av anbud så att avtal uppstår …

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  • 39accept — /ək sept/ verb 1. to take something which is being offered ♦ to accept delivery of a shipment to take goods into the warehouse officially when they are delivered 2. to take something which is being offered or to say ‘yes’ or to agree to something …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 40accept — verb /əkˈsept/ a) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour or with approval. She accepted of a treat. b) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; …

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