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- verb (used with object) to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor: to accept a present; to accept a proposal. Antonyms: reject to agree or consent to; accede to: to accept a treaty; to accept an apology.
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The meaning of ACCEPT is to receive (something offered) willingly. How to use accept in a sentence.
ACCEPT definition: 1. to agree to take something: 2. to say yes to an offer or invitation: 3. to consider something…. Learn more.
- [intransitive, transitive] to take willingly something that is offered; to say ‘yes’ to an offer, invitation, etc. He asked me to marry him and I accepted.
- [transitive] to agree to or approve of something. accept something They accepted the court's decision. The judge refused to accept his evidence. He accepted all the changes we proposed.
- [transitive] accept something to take payment in a particular form. This machine only accepts coins. Credit cards are widely accepted. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb.
- [transitive] accept something to admit that you are responsible or to blame for something. He accepts full responsibility for what happened. You have to accept the consequences of your actions.
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor: to accept a present; to accept a proposal. Antonyms: reject. to agree or consent to; accede to: to accept a treaty; to accept an apology. Synonyms: concede. to respond or answer affirmatively to: to accept an invitation.
verb. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to. “I cannot accept your invitation”. synonyms: consent, go for. see more. consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something. consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use. agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge.
1. verb B1+. If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it. Eventually Sam persuaded her to accept an offer of marriage. [VERB noun] Your old clothes will be gratefully accepted by jumble sale organisers. [VERB noun] All those invited to next week's peace conference have accepted. [VERB]
to agree to take something that is offered to you: to accept an invitation / offer. to accept a job. He won't accept advice from anyone. Do you accept credit cards? Fewer examples. Will you accept the prize on my behalf? I'd be delighted to accept your invitation. Staff have voted to accept the pay offer. I accepted the job on the spot.
