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.
Meanings
(Early, Modern, obsolete) Accepted.
Pass our accept and peremptory answer. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, V-ii:
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.
Meanings
Something that is accepted.
Almost all line segments will be trivial accepts or trivial rejects, so the above covers the vast majority of cases. 1996, Jim Blinn, Jim Blinn's Corner: A Trip Down the Graphics Pipeline, page 127:
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.
Meanings
(transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
The Chinese say, that a little time afterwards she accepted of a treat in one of the neighbouring hills to which Shalum had invited her. 1714 August 25, Joseph Addison, “The Sequel of the Story of Shalum and Hilpa”, in The Spectator, number 585; republished in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq, volume 4, London: Jacob Tonson, 1721, page 112:
I bid thee banish from thy heart all thought of me, but as one whom the Future cries aloud to thee to avoid. Glyndon, if thou acceptest his homage, will love thee till the tomb closes upon both. 1842, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter III, in Zanoni. […], volume I, London: Saunders & Otley, […], →OCLC, 2nd book (Art, Love, and Wonder), page 151:
Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 20:3:
(transitive) To admit to a place or a group.
The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.
(transitive) To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
I accept the notion that Christ lived.
I can't accept nothing being done about the problem and your standing idly by.
(transitive) To receive as adequate or satisfactory.
(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
(transitive) To endure patiently.
I accept my punishment.
(transitive) To acknowledge patiently without opposition or resistance.
We need to accept the fact that restaurants are closed due to COVID-19 and that no amount of wishing or screaming will make them reopen any sooner.
(transitive) To agree to pay.
(transitive) To receive officially.
to accept the report of a committee
(intransitive) To receive something willingly.
(Philippines) To do a service done by an establishment.
We accept bookbinding.
We accept repairs.
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accepts
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Antonyms
reject (antonym(s) of “receive with approval”) · decline (antonym(s) of “receive with approval”)
tl tiisin (to endure patiently) · he קיבל (to admit to a place or a group) · ru приня́ть (to receive something willingly) · pl zaakceptować (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · gl aceptar (to endure patiently) · no aksepetere (to endure patiently) · ru смиря́ться (to endure patiently) · de aufnehmen (to admit to a place or a group) · pt aceitar (to receive with consent) · fi hyväksyä (to admit to a place or a group) · ru соглаша́ться (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · my လက်ခံ (to receive with consent) · no godta (to agree to) · gl aceptar (to receive with consent) · no akseptere (to agree to pay) · es acceptar (to agree to) · mi whakaae (to agree to) · es acceptar (to receive with consent) · cs akceptovat (to receive officially) · pt aceitar (to receive officially) · vi nhận (to receive with consent) · fr endurer patiemment (to endure patiently) · nl accepteren (to agree to) · la asciscō (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · cs přijmout (to receive officially) · la audiō (to receive with consent) · he קיבל (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · ang underfón (to admit to a place or a group) · ru согласи́ться (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · ru принима́ть (to acknowledge patiently) · ml സ്വീകരിക്കുക (to receive with consent) · la accipio (to agree to pay) · fi hyväksyä (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · az qəbul etmək (to admit to a place or a group) · sv acceptera (to receive with consent) · hi स्वीकारना (to agree to) · sq Prano (to receive with consent) · cs přijmout (to receive with consent) · vi chấp nhận (to receive as adequate or satisfactory) · ca acceptar (to endure patiently) · nl aanvaarden (to endure patiently) · acw وافق (to receive with consent) · sv motta (to receive with consent) · mk прими (to receive with consent) · hi स्वीकारना (to admit to a place or a group) · ka მიღება (to receive with consent) · ru согласи́ться (to agree to) · hy ընդունել (to receive with consent) · ru соглаша́ться (to agree to) · de abnehmen (to receive with consent) · ang þafian (to agree to) · pl przyjąć (to receive as adequate or satisfactory) · bg съгласявам се (to agree to) · it accettare (to receive officially) · lb acceptéieren (to agree to) · cs přijmout (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · he קיבל (to receive as adequate or satisfactory) · th ยอมรับ (to agree to) · vi nhận (to receive officially) · de zusagen (to agree to) · ca acceptar (to receive with consent) · tl tanggapin (to receive with consent) · eo alpreni (to receive with consent) · he קיבל (to endure patiently) · aa oggolu (to receive with consent) · it accettare (to agree to pay) · de zulassen (to admit to a place or a group) · hu elfogad (to agree to) · hu beleegyezik (to receive with consent) · ja 受ける (to receive with consent) · tl tanggapin (to endure patiently) · th ยอมรับ (to endure patiently) · km ទទួល (to receive with consent) · ru приня́ть (to endure patiently) · ro accepta (to receive with consent) · fi hyväksyä (to receive with consent) · fi vastaanottaa (to receive officially) · da godtage (to agree to) · no ta imot (to receive with consent) · mr स्वीकारणे (to receive with consent) · xsv enimt (to receive with consent) · pl przyjąć (to receive with consent) · nl aannemen (to receive officially) · sv acceptera (to endure patiently) · ru согласи́ться (to receive with consent) · lo ຕົກລົງ (to receive with consent) · my ခံ (to receive with consent) · cs přijímat (to receive officially) · no motta (to receive officially) · nl aanvaarden (to agree to) · bg прие́ма (to receive with consent) · kmr pejirandin (to receive with consent) · de kaufen (to agree to pay) · fr accepter de payer (to agree to pay) · ja 賛同する (to agree to) · uk прийня́ти (to receive with consent) · de annehmen (to receive with consent) · sv uthärda (to endure patiently) · uk прийма́ти (to receive with consent) · sw kiri (to agree to pay) · qu añiy (to agree to) · de akzeptieren (to agree to pay) · pt aceitar (to admit to a place or a group) · ru приня́ть (to receive officially) · de auf sich nehmen (to endure patiently) · de akzeptieren (to receive something willingly) · fi hyväksyä (to agree to pay) · vi đảm nhận (to endure patiently) · vi nhận vào (to admit to a place or a group) · cs přijímat (to receive with consent) · es aceptar (to receive officially) · km ព្រមទទួល (to receive with consent) · de zustimmen (to agree to) · da acceptere (to agree to) · ckb وەرگرتن (to receive with consent) · it ammettere (to agree to) · th ตกลง (to agree to) · de empfangen (to receive officially) · cmn 接纳 (to admit to a place or a group) · fr accepter (to receive with consent) · pox an-våst (to receive with consent) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (to receive with consent) · to tali (to receive with consent) · la scisco (to receive officially) · ru принима́ть (to admit to a place or a group) · he קיבל (to agree to) · arz قبل (to receive with consent) · de akzeptieren (to admit to a place or a group) · hi सहमत (to agree to) · pt aceitar (to endure patiently) · no godta (to endure patiently) · kix thòlòuh (to receive with consent) · hi स्वीकारना (to receive with consent) · pl przyjmować (to receive as adequate or satisfactory) · pl zaakceptować (to agree to) · my ယူ (to receive with consent) · bni yamba (to receive with consent) · mt aċċetta (to receive with consent) · pl akceptować (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · ps منل (to receive with consent) · vo lasumön (to receive with consent) · ru принима́ть (to receive as adequate or satisfactory) · he ספג (to endure patiently) · ca acceptar (to receive officially) · la habeō (to receive with consent) · no motta (to receive with consent) · fi hyväksyä (to endure patiently) · mk прима (to receive with consent) · sv godta (to agree to) · ru принима́ть (to receive officially) · da modtage (to receive with consent) · te అంగీకరించు (to agree to) · de akzeptieren (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · msk tangkap (to receive with consent) · fi hyväksyä (to receive something willingly) · de hinnehmen (to endure patiently) · bg прие́мам (to receive with consent) · tg пазируфтан (to receive with consent) · vi nhận (to agree to) · sl sprejeti (to receive with consent) · ja 受け取る (to receive with consent) · de akzeptieren (to receive with consent) · th ยอมรับ (to receive with consent) · da acceptere (to receive with consent) · ur قبول کرنا (to receive with consent) · nl ondergaan (to endure patiently) · it accettare (to receive with consent) · sh primiti (to receive with consent) · cmn 贊同 /赞同 (to agree to) · ln yamba (to receive with consent) · eo akcepti (to receive with consent) · nl ontvangen (to receive officially) · vi thừa nhận (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · kmr qebûl kirin (to receive with consent) · ar قَبِلَ (to agree to) · ang underfón (to receive something willingly) · de annehmen (to receive as adequate or satisfactory) · de annehmen (to agree to) · ja 受理する (to receive with consent) · qu uyniy (to agree to) · he קִבֵּל (to receive with consent) · fa پذیرفتن (to receive with consent) · qu añikuy (to receive with consent) · mi tūtohu (to receive with consent) · ca acceptar (to agree to pay) · no akseptere (to agree to) · sh primati (to receive with consent) · sw kukubali (to receive with consent) · ang þolian (to endure patiently) · fi hyväksyä (to agree to) · de annehmen (to agree to pay) · de akzeptieren (to agree to) · ca acceptar (to agree to) · el δέχομαι (to receive with consent) · de entgegennehmen (to receive officially) · tr kabul etmek (to agree to) · tr kabul etmek (to receive with consent) · ar قَبِلَ (to receive with consent) · de in Kauf nehmen (to endure patiently) · ru принима́ть (to agree to) · hi स्वीकार करना (to receive with consent) · sh примати (to receive with consent) · id menyetujui (to agree to) · bg акцептирам (to agree to pay) · cmn 贊成 /赞成 (to agree to) · hu elfogad (to receive with consent) · be прыма́ць (to receive with consent) · bg понасям (to endure patiently) · oc acceptar (to receive with consent) · ar اِعْتَرَفَ (to admit to a place or a group) · ja 引き受ける (to agree to) · da indvilge (to agree to) · es aceptar (to receive with consent) · vi chấp nhận (to receive with consent) · cy derbyn (to receive with consent) · nl aanvaarden (to receive with consent) · ang underfón (to receive officially) · ja 受け取る (to receive officially) · mi tautoko (to receive with consent) · pl zgodzić się (to agree to) · sk prijímať (to receive with consent) · mi mauminamina (to receive something willingly) · sh примити (to receive with consent) · ru соглаша́ться (to receive with consent) · ko 찬동(贊同)하다 (to agree to) · fi ottaa vastaan (to receive officially) · ja 受け入れる (to receive with consent) · la accipiō (to receive with consent) · zza bet biyen (to receive with consent) · de annehmen (to receive officially) · vi nhận (to agree to pay) · ru смири́ться (to acknowledge patiently) · ko 받아들이다 (to receive with consent) · la audio (to agree to pay) · no akseptere (to receive with consent) · es adir (to receive with consent) · cmn 同意 (to agree to) · fa قبول کردن (to receive with consent) · ang þafian (to endure patiently) · ru приня́ть (to admit to a place or a group) · ru принима́ть (to receive with consent) · ru принима́ть (to endure patiently) · de annehmen (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · te అంగీకరించు (to receive with consent) · es aceptar (to agree to) · ru приня́ть (to acknowledge patiently) · la scisco (to agree to) · sw kiri (to agree to) · vi nhận (to receive as adequate or satisfactory) · qu huñiy (to agree to) · eu onartu (to receive with consent) · fr accueillir (to receive officially) · de einlassen (to admit to a place or a group) · fr prendre sur soi (to endure patiently) · sw kiri (to receive officially) · ja 同意する (to agree to) · mrw tangkap (to receive with consent) · de akzeptieren (to receive as adequate or satisfactory) · vi chấp nhận (to agree to) · pl zgadzać się (to agree to) · ja 承諾する (to agree to) · mi tūtohi (to receive with consent) · be прыня́ць (to receive with consent) · la scīscō (to receive with consent) · pl przyjmować (to receive with consent) · vi chịu (to endure patiently) · it accettare (to endure patiently) · ru принима́ть (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · hi अनुबंध (to receive officially) · ru принима́ть (to receive something willingly) · tl tumanggap (to receive with consent) · la audio (to agree to) · la accipio (to agree to) · cmn 接受 (to receive with consent) · th รับ (to receive with consent) · it accettare (to agree to) · fr accepter (de) (to agree to) · ru приня́ть (to receive as adequate or satisfactory) · uk погоджуватися (to agree to) · id menerima (to receive with consent) · ru смири́ться (to endure patiently) · fi hyväksyä (to receive as adequate or satisfactory) · ru смиря́ться (to acknowledge patiently) · acw قبل (to receive with consent) · zdj ukuɓali (to receive with consent) · mi tahuri (to receive with consent) · ast aceptar (to receive with consent) · ang onfōn (to receive with consent) · ja 賛成する (to agree to) · ms menerima (to receive with consent) · sk prijať (to receive with consent) · ru приня́ть (to agree to) · ang cēosan (to agree to) · az qəbul etmək (to receive with consent) · la accipio (to receive officially) · pt aceitar (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · ru приня́ть (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) · he קיבל (to receive officially) · de ertragen (to endure patiently) · bg разбирам (to agree to) · he הסכים (to agree to) · nl accepteren (to receive with consent) · uk визнавати (to agree to) · tl sang-ayunan (to agree to) · ka დათანხმება (to receive with consent) · pl akceptować (to agree to) · la accipio (to endure patiently) · ko 찬성(贊成)하다 (to agree to) · sv acceptera (to agree to) · ru приня́ть (to receive with consent) · pt aceitar (to agree to) · pt aceitar (to agree to pay) · af aanvaar (to receive with consent) · ja 堪え忍ぶ (to endure patiently) · gl aceptar (to agree to) · qu uynikuy (to endure patiently)