accept

 
Pronunciation: /əkˈsɛpt/

verb

[with object]
  • 1consent to receive or undertake (something offered): he accepted a pen as a present she accepted a temporary post as a clerk
  • give an affirmative answer to (an offer or proposal); say yes to: he would accept their offer and see what happened [no object]: Tim offered Brian a lift home and he accepted
  • dated say yes to a proposal of marriage from (a man): Reginald was a good match and she ought to accept him
  • receive as adequate, valid, or suitable: the college accepted her as a student credit cards are widely accepted
  • regard favourably or with approval; welcome: the Irish never accepted him as one of them
  • (of a thing) be designed to allow (something) to be inserted or applied: vending machines that accepted 100-yen coins for cans of beer
  • 2believe or come to recognize (a proposition) as valid or correct: this tentative explanation came to be accepted by the men [with clause]: it is accepted that ageing is a continuous process
  • take upon oneself (a responsibility or liability); acknowledge: Jenkins is willing to accept his responsibility [with clause]: he accepts that he made a mistake
  • 3tolerate or submit to (something unpleasant or undesired): they accepted the need to cut overheads

Derivatives

accepter

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin acceptare, frequentative of accipere 'take something to oneself', from ad- 'to' + capere 'take'

Do not confuse accept with except. Accept means 'agree to receive or do something' ( she accepted the job eagerly), whereas except means 'not including; apart from' ( I work every day except Sunday).