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- Dictionaryac·cept·ed/əkˈseptəd/
adjective
- 1. generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct: "he wasn't handsome in the accepted sense"
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generally agreed to be satisfactory or right: "Speed bump " now seems to be the generally accepted term for those ridges in the road that slow traffic down. Synonym. recognized. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Suitable and acceptable. able. acceptability. acceptable. acceptably. accordingly. convenience. correctly. correctness.
to consider something or someone as satisfactory: The manuscript was accepted for publication last week. She was accepted as a full member of the society. His fellow workers refused to accept him (= to include him as one of their group). More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. accept verb (BELIEVE) B2 [ T ]
The meaning of ACCEPTED is regarded favorably : given approval or acceptance; especially : generally approved or used. How to use accepted in a sentence.
Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable. There is no generally accepted definition of life. American English : accepted / ækˈsɛptɪd /
Accepted definition: generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.. See examples of ACCEPTED used in a sentence.
: to be able or designed to take or hold (something applied or added) a surface that will not accept ink. 2. : to give admittance or approval to. accept her as one of the group. 3. a. : to endure without protest or reaction. accept poor living conditions. b. : to regard as proper, normal, or inevitable. an idea that is widely accepted. c.
Definition of 'accept' accept. (æksept ) Word forms: accepts , accepting , accepted. 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]
Something that's accepted is considered to be an established fact, or a correct idea. It's accepted among most university students that it's important to get a college degree.
Definition of accept verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of accepted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
