See Also: Accept(money)
accept(dictionary)
accept(dictionary)

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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; Language: French; Origin: accepter, from Latin acceptare, from accipere 'to receive', from ad- 'to' + capere 'to take']
?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
-opposite refuse 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) .
?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.
?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
-opposite reject 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.
?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
-opposite reject 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.
?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.
?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.
?BELIEVE AN EXPLANATION/STATEMENT?
[T] to agree that what someone says is right or true
-opposite reject reject
::She has accepted your explanation as to why you didn't attend the meeting.
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.