accept

receive: She will accept the award.; answer affirmatively: I accept your invitation.
Not to be confused with:except – leave out; exclude: present company excepted; with the exclusion of: Everyone was there except for the guest of honor.

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A0038300 (ăk-sĕpt′)v. ac·cept·ed, ac·cept·ing, ac·cepts v.tr.1. a. To answer affirmatively: accept an invitation.b. To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).2. To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval: accepted a glass of water; accepted their contract.3. To admit to a group, organization, or place: accepted me as a new member of the club.4. a. To regard as proper, usual, or right: Such customs are widely accepted.b. To regard as true; believe in: Scientists have accepted the new theory.c. To understand as having a specific meaning.5. To endure resignedly or patiently: accept one's fate.6. To be able to hold (something applied or inserted): This wood will not accept oil paints.7. To receive officially: accept the committee's report.8. To consent to pay, as by a signed agreement.9. To take payment in the form of: a store that does not accept checks.10. Medicine To receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without immunological rejection.v.intr. To receive something, especially with favor. Often used with of.

[Middle English accepten, from Latin acceptāre, frequentative of accipere, to receive : ad-, ad- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

ac·cept′er n.

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(əkˈsɛpt) vb (mainly tr) 1. to take or receive (something offered)2. to give an affirmative reply to: to accept an invitation. 3. to take on the responsibilities, duties, etc, of: he accepted office. 4. to tolerate or accommodate oneself to5. to consider as true or believe in (a philosophy, theory, etc): I cannot accept your argument. 6. (may take a clause as object) to be willing to grant or believe: you must accept that he lied. 7. to receive with approval or admit, as into a community, group, etc8. (Commerce) commerce to agree to pay (a bill, draft, shipping document, etc), esp by signing9. to receive as adequate, satisfactory, or valid10. to receive, take, or hold (something applied, inserted, etc)11. archaic (sometimes foll by: of) to take or receive an offer, invitation, etc[C14: from Latin acceptāre, from ad- to + capere to take] acˈcepter n

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v.t. 1. to take or receive (something offered). 2. to receive with approval or favor: to accept a proposal. 3. to receive or admit as adequate or satisfactory: to accept an apology. 4. to respond or answer affirmatively to: to accept an invitation. 5. to undertake the duties, responsibilities, or honors of: to accept the office of president. 6. to admit formally, as to a college or club. 7. to accommodate or reconcile oneself to: to accept the situation. 8. to regard as true or sound; believe. 9. to regard as normal, suitable, or usual. 10. to receive as to meaning; understand. 11. to agree to pay, as a draft. 12. to receive or contain (something attached, inserted, etc.): This socket won't accept a three-pronged plug. 13. to receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without adverse reaction. Compare reject (def. 7). v.i. 14. to accept an invitation, gift, position, etc. (sometimes fol. by of). [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French accepter < Latin acceptāre, frequentative of accipere to receive = ac- ac- + -cipere,capere to take] ac•cept′er, n.

accept

If someone offers you something and you accept it, you agree to take it.

Jane accepted a slice of cake.1. advice and suggestions

If you accept someone's advice or suggestion, you decide to do what they advise or suggest.

I knew that they would accept my proposal.

Be Careful!
However, don't say that you 'accept to do' what someone suggests. You say that you agree to do it.

The princess agreed to go on television.She agreed to let us use her flat while she was away.2. situations and people

If you accept a difficult or unpleasant situation, you recognize that it cannot be changed.

They refused to accept poor working conditions.Astronauts accept danger as part of their job.

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Don't confuse accept /ək'sept/ with except /ɪk'sept/.

1. 'accept'

Accept is a verb. If someone offers you something and you accept it, you agree to take it.

I never accept presents from clients.See accept2. 'except'

Except is a preposition or conjunction. You use it to show that a statement does not include a particular thing or person.

All the boys except Paul started to giggle.See except

accept

Past participle: accepted
Gerund: accepting

Imperative
accept
accept

Present
I accept
you accept
he/she/it accepts
we accept
you accept
they accept

Preterite
I accepted
you accepted
he/she/it accepted
we accepted
you accepted
they accepted

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

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

Future
I will accept
you will accept
he/she/it will accept
we will accept
you will accept
they will accept

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 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

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

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

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

Conditional
I would accept
you would accept
he/she/it would accept
we would accept
you would accept
they would accept

Past Conditional
I would have accepted
you would have accepted
he/she/it would have accepted
we would have accepted
you would have accepted
they would have accepted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"recognize, acknowledge, know, recognise - accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"sweep up, embrace, espouse, adopt - take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"receive - accept as true or valid; "He received Christ"approbate - accept (documents) as validaccept - react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"reconcile, resign, submit - accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"acknowledge - accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"take a bow - acknowledge praise or accept credit; "They finally took a bow for what they did"abide by, honor, honour, respect, observe - show respect towards; "honor your parents!"reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
	2.	accept - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"take, havereceive, have - get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"admit, take on, accept, take - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"welcome - accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"honor, honour - accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"adopt, borrow, take up, take over - take up and practice as one's ownpass up, turn down, decline, refuse, reject - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
	3.	accept - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"consent, go forgive - consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"react, respond - show a response or a reaction to somethingagree - consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"settle - accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"contract in - consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political usecountenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"buckle under, knuckle under, succumb, give in, yield - consent reluctantlytake in charge, undertake - accept as a chargerefuse, decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
	4.	accept - react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something
	5.	accept - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"admit, take on, takeprofess - receive into a religious order or congregationaccept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
	6.	accept - take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"assume, take over, beartake - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"carry-the can, face the music - accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
	7.	accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"live with, swallowbrook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
	8.	accept - be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"takebe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	9.	accept - receive (a report) officially, as from a committeereceive, have - get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
	10.	accept - make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"takeco-opt - take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"
	11.	accept - be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something

accept

verb1. receive, take, gain, pick up, secure, collect, have, get, obtain, acquire All old clothes will be gratefully accepted by the organizers.2. take on, try, begin, attempt, bear, assume, tackle, acknowledge, undertake, embark on, set about, commence, avow, enter upon Everyone told me I should accept the job.
take on refuse, deny, decline, reject, spurn, repudiate, disown, rebut3. say yes to, agree to, comply with Eventually she was persuaded to accept an offer of marriage.4. acknowledge, believe, allow, admit, adopt, approve, recognize, yield, concede, swallow (informal), buy (slang), affirm, profess, consent to, buy into (slang), cooperate with, take on board, accede, acquiesce, concur with I do not accept that there is any kind of crisis in the industry.5. stand, take, experience, suffer, bear, allow, weather, cope with, tolerate, sustain, put up with, wear (Brit. slang), stomach, endure, undergo, brook, hack (slang), abide, withstand, bow to, yield to, countenance, like it or lump it (informal) Urban dwellers have to accept noise as part of city life.6. welcome, receive, greet, embrace, hail, usher in, receive with open arms, accept gladly, bid welcome He was accepted into the family like a brother.

accept

verb1. To receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly:embrace, take (up), welcome.2. To admit to one's possession, presence, or awareness:have, receive, take.3. To allow admittance, as to a group:admit, receive, take in.4. To regard (something) as true or real:believe.Slang: buy, swallow.5. To perceive and recognize the meaning of:apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.Informal: savvy.Slang: dig.Chiefly British: twig.Scots: ken.Idioms: get a handle on, get the picture.6. To put up with:abide, bear, brook, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand.Informal: lump.Idioms: take it, take it lying down.7. To respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance:accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, nod, subscribe, yes.

Translations

接受承認

accept

(əkˈsept) verb1. to take (something offered). He accepted the gift.接受2. to believe in, agree to or acknowledge. We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.承認acˈceptable adjective1. satisfactory. The decision should be acceptable to most people.可接受的2. pleasing. a very acceptable gift.合意的acˈceptably adverb可接受地acˈceptance nounWe have had few acceptances to our invitation.接受acˈcepted adjective generally recognized. It is an accepted fact that the world is round.公認的

accept

→ 接受zhCN

Do you accept traveler's checks? (US)
Do you accept traveller's cheques? (UK) → 收旅行支票吗？

accept

accept (something) as (something)

1. To take or recognize something as performing a certain function, such as being a form of payment. I accept your offer to fix my car as reimbursement for the money you owe me. Please accept these flowers as my apology.2. To acknowledge something as existing in a certain state, such as being true. If he ever wants this situation resolved, he needs to accept Mary's story as the truth. You need to accept this as reality, and move on.See also: accept

accept (something) as gospel

To believe that something is absolutely true without any hesitation or reservations. When we're growing up, we accept what our parents tell us as gospel. The beloved professor's opinions on the subject are accepted as gospel by his students.See also: accept, gospel

don't take any wooden nickels

Take care and, specifically, try not to get swindled. The phrase is thought to have originated in the early 20th century when country residents visiting the city were considered easily duped. Primarily heard in US. Have fun tonight and don't take any wooden nickels!See also: any, nickel, take, wooden

accept a wooden nickel

To accept something that proves to be fraudulent or deceitful; to be swindled or conned. Primarily heard in US. I'm done accepting wooden nickels—capricious women who say they love me, then get bored and decide I'm not worth their time. My husband is a wonderful man, but he has about as much business sense as a grade-schooler. If I had let him accept all the wooden nickels offered flaky customers have tried to peddle on us, we'd have gone bankrupt years ago.See also: accept, nickel, wooden

I can accept that

I believe or agree with what you are saying. A: "But I'd like for you to get some more training in Excel." B: "I can accept that—I'm really only familiar with the basic functions."See also: accept, can, that

I can't accept that

I don't believe or agree with what you are saying. They said Amanda was more qualified for the promotion than I am, but I can't accept that, knowing that I've had more training than her.See also: accept, that

accept someone as something

to consent to receive or consider someone as a particular type of person or a person who can serve a particular role. Sally finally accepted herself as the only possible peacemaker in the dispute.See also: accept

accept something as something

1. to agree that something will serve in payment of a debt or in return for something. This receipt shows that we have accepted your money as payment on your debt. This money has been accepted as reimbursement for the expenditure. 2. to resign [oneself] to something that cannot be changed. I must accept what you say as the final decision.See also: accept

I can accept that.

Inf. I accept your evaluation as valid. Bob: Now, you'll probably like doing the other job much better. It doesn't call for you to do the things you don't do well. Tom: I can accept that. Sue: On your evaluation this time, I noted that you need to work on telephone manners a little bit. Bill: I can accept that.See also: accept, can, that

I can't accept that.

Inf. I do not believe what you said.; I reject what you said. Sue: The mechanic says we need a whole new engine. John: What? I can't accept that! Tom: You're now going to work on the night shift. You don't seem to be able to get along with some of the people on the day shift. Bob: I can't accept that. It's them, not me.See also: accept, that

receive something from some place

to get and accept something from some place. I just received a letter from Budapest! Mary received a package from Japan.See also: place, receive

accept a wooden nickel

be fooled or swindled. US A wooden nickel is a worthless or counterfeit coin.See also: accept, nickel, wooden

don’t take any wooden ˈnickels

(American English) used when saying goodbye to somebody to mean ‘be careful’, ‘take care of yourself’: Well, see you around Tom. Don’t take any wooden nickels.See also: any, nickel, take, wooden

don't take any wooden nickels

Protect yourself (against fraud, loss, and so on). This warning against counterfeit coins dates from about 1900 and is distinctly American in origin, the nickel being a U.S. or Canadian five-cent coin. Why a wooden coin was selected is not known. Presumably making coins of wood would always have been more expensive than the intrinsic value of metal coins. Several writers suggest it replaced don’t take any wooden nutmegs, a now obsolete saying dating from colonial times when sharp traders sold wooden nutmegs mixed in with the real spice. In print the expression is found in Ring Lardner’s story, The Real Dope (1919), “In the mean wile—until we meet again—don’t take no wood nickles [sic] and don’t get impatient and be a good girlie.”See also: any, nickel, take, wooden

Don't take any wooden nickels

Don't let yourself be cheated. This expression was first heard in the early 20th century. Although there never were any wooden nickels as legal tender, country folk going to a city were likely to be cheated by all manner of ruses, including obviously counterfeit coins. Wooden nickels did exist, however, as bank promotions during and after the Great Depression; the “coins” were redeemable for prizes.See also: any, nickel, take, wooden

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verb receive

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verb take on

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verb say yes to

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verb acknowledge

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verb stand

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verb welcome

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verb to receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly

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verb to admit to one's possession, presence, or awareness

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verb to allow admittance, as to a group

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verb to regard (something) as true or real

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verb to perceive and recognize the meaning of

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verb to put up with

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verb to respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance

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verb consider or hold as true

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verb receive willingly something given or offered

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verb give an affirmative reply to

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