Accept Meaning
/əkˈsɛpt/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
verbTo admit to a place or a group.
Sentence Examples
I accept, but only under one condition.
I knew he would accept.
He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Despite the low salary, she decided to ____ the job offer immediately.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I would be honored to ____ your invitation to the wedding.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 20:3:
"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:
"Pass our accept and peremptory answer."
— 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, V-ii:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Despite the low salary, she decided to ____ the job offer immediately.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I would be honored to ____ your invitation to the wedding.