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Webster 1913 Edition
Accept
Ac-cept′
(ăk-sĕpt′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Accepted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Accepting
.] [F.
accepter
, L. acceptare
, freq. of accipere
; ad
+ capere
to take; akin to E. heave
.] 1.
To receive with a consenting mind (something offered);
as, to
; – often followed by of. accept
a giftIf you
accept
them, then their worth is great. Shakespeare
To
accept
of ransom for my son. Milton.
She
accepted
of a treat. Addison.
2.
To receive with favor; to approve.
The Lord
accept
thy burnt sacrifice. Ps. xx. 3.
Peradventure he will
accept
of me. Gen. xxxii. 20.
3.
To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to;
as, I
. accept
your proposal, amendment, or excuse4.
To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?
5.
(Com.)
To receive as obligatory and promise to pay;
as, to
. accept
a bill of exchangeBouvier.
6.
In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed;
as, to
. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.] accept
the report of a committeeTo accept a bill
(Law)
, to agree (on the part of the drawee) to pay it when due.
– To accept service
(Law)
, to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not been.
– To accept the person
(Eccl.)
, to show favoritism.
“God accepteth no man’s person.” Gal. ii. 6.
Syn. – To receive; take; admit. See
Receive
. Ac-cept′
,Adj.
Accepted.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Accept
ACCEPT'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To take or receive what is offered, with a consenting mind; to receive with approbation or favor.Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands. Deut. 33.
He made an offer which was accepted.
Observe the difference between receive and accept.
He received an appointment or the offer of a commission, but he did not accept it.
2.
To regard with partiality; to value or esteem.It is not good to accept the person of the wicked. Prov. 28. 2 Cor. 8.
In theology, acceptance with God implies forgiveness of sins and reception into his favor.
3.
To consent or agree to; to receive as terms of a contract; as, to accept a treaty; often followed by of.Accept of the terms.
4.
To understand; to have a particular idea of; to receive in a particular sense.How is this phrase to be accepted?
5.
In commerce, to agree or promise to pay, as a bill of exchange. [See Acceptance.]Definition 2024
accept
accept
English
Verb
accept (third-person singular simple present accepts, present participle accepting, simple past and past participle accepted)
- (transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
- (Can we date this quote?), Joseph Addison, (Please provide the title of the work):
- She accepted of a treat.
- (Can we date this quote?), Psalms 20:3
- The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice.
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- (transitive) To admit to a place or a group.
- The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.
- (transitive) To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
- I accept the notion that Christ lived.
- (transitive) To receive as adequate or satisfactory.
- (transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
- I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
- (transitive) To endure patiently.
- I accept my punishment.
- (transitive, law, business) To agree to pay.
- (transitive) To receive officially.
- to accept the report of a committee
- (intransitive) To receive something willingly.
- I accept.
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Translations
to receive with consent
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to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in
to agree to
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to endure patiently
to agree to pay
to receive officially
Adjective
accept (comparative more accept, superlative most accept)
- (obsolete) Accepted.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, V-ii:
- Pass our accept and peremptory answer.
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Swedish
Noun
accept c
- (finance, business) a bill of exchange that has been accepted
- (finance, business) the acceptance of a bill of exchange
Declension
| Inflection of accept | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | accept | accepten | accepter | accepterna |
| Genitive | accepts | acceptens | accepters | accepternas |