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English verb: accept | |||
| 1. | accept (cognition) consider or hold as true | ||
| Samples | I cannot accept the dogma of this church. Accept an argument. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abide by, acknowledge, acknowledge, adopt, approbate, believe, embrace, espouse, honor, honour, know, observe, receive, recognise, recognize, reconcile, resign, respect, submit, sweep up, take a bow | ||
| Verb group | accept | ||
| Antonyms | reject | ||
| 2. | accept (possession) receive willingly something given or offered | ||
| Samples | The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter. I won't have this dog in my house!. Please accept my present. | ||
| Synonyms | have, take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accept, admit, adopt, borrow, honor, honour, take, take on, take over, take up, welcome | ||
| Verb group | have, receive | ||
| Antonyms | pass up, turn down, decline, refuse, reject | ||
| 3. | accept (communication) give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to | ||
| Samples | I cannot accept your invitation. I go for this resolution. | ||
| Synonyms | consent, go for | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | react, respond | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agree, allow, buckle under, contract in, countenance, give, give in, knuckle under, let, permit, settle, succumb, take in charge, undertake, yield | ||
| Antonyms | refuse, decline | ||
| 4. | accept (cognition) react favorably to; consider right and proper | ||
| Samples | People did not accept atonal music at that time. We accept the idea of universal health care. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | react, respond | ||
| Verb group | accept | ||
| 5. | accept (possession) admit into a group or community | ||
| Samples | Accept students for graduate study. We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot accept Sue | ||
| Synonyms | admit, take, take on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accept, have, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | profess | ||
| Verb group | admit, include, let in | ||
| 6. | accept (possession) take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person | ||
| Samples | I'll accept the charges. She agreed to bear the responsibility. | ||
| Synonyms | assume, bear, take over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry-the can, face the music | ||
| 7. | accept (cognition) tolerate or accommodate oneself to | ||
| Samples | I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions. I swallowed the insult. She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies. | ||
| Synonyms | live with, swallow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | ||
| 8. | accept (stative) be designed to hold or take | ||
| Samples | This surface will not take the dye. | ||
| Synonyms | take | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 9. | accept (possession) receive (a report) officially, as from a committee | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | have, receive | ||
| 10. | accept (possession) make use of or accept for some purpose | ||
| Samples | Take a risk. Take an opportunity. | ||
| Synonyms | take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | co-opt | ||
| 11. | accept (cognition) be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal | ||
| Samples | The cow accepted the bull. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | react, respond | ||
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