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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | accepter, from Latin acceptare, from accipere 'to receive', from ad- 'to' + capere 'to take' |
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ac‧cept S1 W1
1 to take something that someone offers you, or to agree to do something that someone asks you to do [≠ refuse]: 
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.
gift/offer/invitation
[intransitive and transitive]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.2 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.
situation/problem etc
[transitive]He's not going to change, and you just have to accept it.3 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 [≠ reject]: Students accepted by Stanford Law School had very high scores on the LSAT.
think somebody/something is good enough
[transitive]Students accepted by Stanford Law School had very high scores on the LSAT.4 to allow someone to become part of a group, society, or organization, and to treat them in the same way as the other members [≠ reject]
become part of a group
[transitive] accept somebody into something It often takes years for immigrants to be accepted into the host community.
It often takes years for immigrants to be accepted into the host community.5 to agree to take or deal with something that someone gives you, or to say that it is suitable or good enough : Sorry, we don't accept travellers' cheques.
agree to take/deal with something
[transitive]Sorry, we don't accept travellers' cheques.6 to decide to do what someone advises or suggests you should do : Be prepared to accept the advice of members of staff.
suggestion/advice
[transitive]Be prepared to accept the advice of members of staff.7 to agree that what someone says is right or true [≠ reject]: She has accepted your explanation as to why you didn't attend the meeting.
believe an explanation/statement
[transitive]She has accepted your explanation as to why you didn't attend the meeting.8 to admit that you were responsible for something bad that happened : The University will not accept responsibility for items lost or stolen.
accept responsibility/blame for something
The University will not accept responsibility for items lost or stolen.