Meaning

11 senses
  1. (transitive)To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.

    annehmen, abnehmen, akzeptieren

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ, соглаша́тьсяsoglašátʹsja

    прийма́тиpryjmáty, прийня́тиpryjnjáty

  2. (transitive)To admit to a place or a group.

    The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.

    aufnehmen, akzeptieren, zulassen

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ

    admit into a group or community

  3. (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.

    akzeptieren, annehmen

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ, соглаша́тьсяsoglašátʹsja

  4. (transitive)To receive as adequate or satisfactory.

    annehmen, akzeptieren

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ

    receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

  5. (transitive)To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

    I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.

    akzeptieren, annehmen, zusagen

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ, соглаша́тьсяsoglašátʹsja

    погоджуватисяpohodžuvatysja, визнаватиvyznavaty

  6. (transitive)To endure patiently.

    I accept my punishment.

    hinnehmen, auf sich nehmen, in Kauf nehmen

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ, смиря́тьсяsmirjátʹsja

  7. (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.

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ, смиря́тьсяsmirjátʹsja

  8. (transitive)To agree to pay.

    kaufen, akzeptieren, annehmen

  9. (transitive)To receive officially.

    to accept the report of a committee

    annehmen, empfangen, entgegennehmen

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ

    receive willingly something given or offered

  10. (intransitive)To receive something willingly.

    akzeptieren

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ

  11. (Philippines)To do a service done by an establishment.

    We accept repairs.

    We accept bookbinding.

Examples

2003 sentences
  1. We accept all major credit cards.

    Ми приймаємо всі основні кредитни картки.

    deWir akzeptieren alle geläufigen Kreditkarten.

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  2. I'm sorry, we don't accept checks.

    Перепрошую, але ми не приймаємо чеки.

    ruК сожалению, мы не принимаем чеки.

    deEs tut mir leid, wir nehmen keine Schecks an.

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  3. She refused to accept the money.

    Вона відмовлялася від грошей.

    ruОна отказалась принять деньги.

    deSie weigerte sich, das Geld anzunehmen.

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  4. She refused to accept the post.

    Вона відмовилася від посади.

    deSie hat die Stelle abgelehnt.

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  5. I think he won't accept the proposal.

    Не думаю, що він погодиться на цю пропозицію.

    ruНе думаю, что он примет предложение.

    deIch glaube, er wird den Vorschlag nicht annehmen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to receive with consent:
to agree to:
Русский
By meaning 2
to receive with consent:
to endure patiently:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
to receive with consent:
to admit to a place or a group:
to agree to:
to endure patiently:
to agree to pay:
to receive officially:

Origin

First attested about 1380. From Middle English accepten, borrowed from Old French accepter

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.

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Forms

accepts, accepting, accepted, accepted
Base formaccept · to accept
3rd person singularaccepts
Present participleaccepting
Past simpleaccepted
Past participleaccepted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyaccept
he, she, itaccepts

Past simpleLesson

all personsaccepted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave accepted
he, she, ithas accepted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill accept

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
receive with approval:rejectB1declineB2
refuse

Word family

23 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • accept the job
  • accepted the offer
  • accept our offer
  • refused to accept
  • accept your invitation
  • to accept the
  • accept your offer
  • accepted our invitation
  • can't accept
  • accept my apology
  • accepted the invitation
  • accepted into harvard

See also

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