accept

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əkˈsɛpt/ UK /əkˈsɛpt/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #999

Meanings

1

verb
to take something that is offered to you

I accept your apology.
2

verb
to say yes to an offer or invitation

She accepted the job offer right away.
3

verb
to believe that something is true

I cannot accept that he is to blame.
4

verb
to allow someone to join a group, school, or organization

The university accepted her for graduate study.
5

verb
to be willing to deal with a difficult situation

We had to accept the poor working conditions for now.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to take something that is... take

2 verb · to say yes to an offer or... consent

3 verb · to believe that something... believe

4 verb · to allow someone to join a... admit take

5 verb · to be willing to deal with... tolerate

Opposites

decline reject

Word family

Forms acceptedacceptingaccepts

Derived forms acceptedacceptedlyaccepteeaccepteracceptibleacceptivepreacceptreacceptsuperacceptunaccept

Related forms acceptability acceptable acceptableness acceptably acceptanceacceptancyacceptantacceptationacceptilationacceptionacceptor

Common collocations

Etymology

First attested about 1380. From Middle English accepten, borrowed from Old French accepter, or directly from Latin acceptō, acceptāre (“receive”), frequentative of accipiō, formed from ad- + capiō (“to take”). Displaced native Old English onfōn.

accepten Middle English accepter Old French accepto Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities

# accept

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** əkˈsɛpt
**IPA (UK):** əkˈsɛpt
**Frequency rank:** 999

## Meanings
1. to take something that is offered to you
2. to say yes to an offer or invitation
3. to believe that something is true
4. to allow someone to join a group, school, or organization
5. to be willing to deal with a difficult situation

## Examples
- I accept your apology.
- She accepted the job offer right away.
- I cannot accept that he is to blame.
- The university accepted her for graduate study.
- We had to accept the poor working conditions for now.

## Antonyms
- decline
- reject

## Derived Forms
- accepted
- acceptedly
- acceptee
- accepter
- acceptible
- acceptive
- preaccept
- reaccept
- superaccept
- unaccept

## Related Forms
- acceptability
- acceptable
- acceptableness
- acceptably
- acceptance
- acceptancy
- acceptant
- acceptation
- acceptilation
- acception
- acceptor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: accepten
- Root: accepter
- Root: accepto

## Etymology
First attested about 1380. From Middle English accepten, borrowed from Old French accepter, or directly from Latin acceptō, acceptāre (“receive”), frequentative of accipiō, formed from ad- + capiō (“to take”). Displaced native Old English onfōn.

## AI Etymology
Accept is first attested about 1380. It comes from Middle English accepten, borrowed from Old French accepter, or directly from Latin acceptō, acceptāre (“receive”), frequentative of accipiō, formed from ad- plus capiō (“to take”). Displaced native Old English onfōn. The historical line also includes Latin accepto. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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