acceptance

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əkˈsɛp.təns/ See IPA manual

Freq #10912

Meanings

1

noun
The act of taking or receiving something that is offered.

Her acceptance of the award brought the whole audience to its feet.
2

noun
Agreement or approval; the act of saying yes to an idea or offer.

The plan won wide acceptance among the staff.
3

noun
The willingness to tolerate a difficult situation or to welcome people as they are.

It took years for him to find acceptance of his illness.
4

noun
In law, formal agreement to the terms of an offer, which creates a binding contract.

Our client plans to sign their acceptance by the end of the week.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of taking or... accepting receiving reception

2 noun · agreement or approval; the... approval adoption espousal

3 noun · the willingness to tolerate... sufferance toleration

Word family

Forms acceptances

Derived forms disacceptancenonacceptanceoveracceptancepostacceptancepreacceptancere-acceptancereacceptanceself-acceptanceunacceptanceunderacceptance

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Phrases (1)

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acceptance speech
a speech given when receiving an award or accepting a position

Noun + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin accipiō Latin acceptārelbor. Old French accepterder. Middle French acceptanceder. English acceptance * First attested in 1574. From Middle French acceptance, from Old French accepter (“accept”). Equivalent to accept + -ance.

*kap- Proto-Indo-European acceptance Middle French accepter Old French

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# acceptance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əkˈsɛp.təns/
**Frequency rank:** 10912

## Meanings
1. The act of taking or receiving something that is offered.
2. Agreement or approval; the act of saying yes to an idea or offer.
3. The willingness to tolerate a difficult situation or to welcome people as they are.
4. In law, formal agreement to the terms of an offer, which creates a binding contract.

## Examples
- Her acceptance of the award brought the whole audience to its feet.
- The plan won wide acceptance among the staff.
- It took years for him to find acceptance of his illness.
- Our client plans to sign their acceptance by the end of the week.

## Derived Forms
- disacceptance
- nonacceptance
- overacceptance
- postacceptance
- preacceptance
- re-acceptance
- reacceptance
- self-acceptance
- unacceptance
- underacceptance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kap-
- Root: acceptance
- Root: accepter

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin accipiō Latin acceptārelbor. Old French accepterder. Middle French acceptanceder. English acceptance * First attested in 1574. From Middle French acceptance, from Old French accepter (“accept”). Equivalent to accept + -ance.

## AI Etymology
Acceptance is first attested in 1574. It comes from Middle French acceptance, from Old French accepter (“accept”). Equivalent to accept plus -ance. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *kap-. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Register & Style

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