How do you use the word "acceptance" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "acceptance": The theory will find general acceptance. Those customs found acceptance there.

Acceptance Meaning

/əkˈsɛp.təns/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

nounAn instance of that act.

Sentence Examples

The theory will find general acceptance.

Those customs found acceptance there.

Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

adoption credence

Antonyms:

rejection

CEFR Practice Quiz

Her warm ____ into the group surprised her after she moved to a new school.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The award was a sign of the artist's ____ by the public.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin accipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin acceptārelbor. Old French accepterder. Middle French acceptancebor. ▲ Old French accepterder.? Middle English accepten English accept Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English acceptance * First attested in 1528–1530. Probably partly from Middle French acceptance (from Old French accepter (“accept”)) and partly from accept + -ance.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"All the flockes of Kedar shall be gathered together vnto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister vnto thee: they shall come vp with acceptance on mine altar, and I wil glorifie the house of my glory." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 60:7:

"The warrant I haue of your Honourable Diſpoſition, not the Worth of my vntutor'd Lines makes it aſſured of acceptance." — 1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC:

"But what acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty." — 1876, Herbert Newman Mozley, George Crispe Whiteley, A Concise Law Dictionary, London: Butterworths, […] , →OCLC, page 4, column 2:

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