accept in English: To take something that is offered, or to say yes to it. (verb)

Translation

To take something that is offered, or to say yes to it.

Word origin

From Latin acceptare, meaning to take willingly, from capere, to take.

Origin: Latin
Root: acceptare

Grammar

Verb typeregular (accept, accepts, accepted)

Examples

.

"Accept" means to take what is offered.

.

"Accepts" is the form used with he, she, or it.

.

"Accepted" is the past form of "accept".

Related words

agree

To think the same as someone else, or to say yes to a plan or idea.

take

To get hold of something and carry it, or to move it with you.

want

To wish for or feel that you would like to have or do something.

give

To hand something to someone so it becomes theirs to have or use.

keep

To have or hold something and not let it go, or to make something stay the same.

refuse

To say no to something, or to not do what someone asks.

approve

To say officially that something is good enough or can happen; to think that something is good.

compromise

An agreement where each side accepts a little less than it wanted, so everyone can move forward.

Where this fits

The 1,000 most common English words

Where this word sits in the core vocabulary, and what to learn around it.

English vocabulary by CEFR level

How many words each level actually needs, with real counts.

Used in

Grammar articles

(13)

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue