| VERB | cognition | accept | consider or hold as true |
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| possession | accept, take, have | receive willingly something given or offered | |
| communication | accept, consent, go for | give an affirmative reply to | |
| cognition | accept | react favorably to | |
| possession | accept, admit, take, take on | admit into a group or community | |
| possession | accept, bear, take over, assume | take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person | |
| cognition | accept, live with, swallow | tolerate or accommodate oneself to | |
| stative | accept, take | be designed to hold or take | |
| possession | accept | receive (a report) officially, as from a committee | |
| possession | accept, take | make use of or accept for some purpose | |
| cognition | accept | be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal |
| Sounds | aekseh'pt; ahkseh'pt | |
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| Rhymes | adept ... windswept: 12 rhymes with ehpt... | |
| Meaning | Consider or hold as true. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | acknowledge | Accept as legally binding and valid |
| acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know | Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority | |
| approbate | Accept (documents) as valid | |
| believe | Accept as true | |
| espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up | take up the cause, ideology / ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | |
| receive | Accept as true or valid | |
| resign, reconcile, submit | Accept as inevitable | |
| respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe | show respect towards | |
| take a bow | Acknowledge praise or accept credit | |
| Broader | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
| Opposite | reject | refuse to accept or acknowledge |
| Similar to | accept | react favorably to |
| Spanish | aceptar | |
| Catalan | acceptar | |
| Adjectives | acceptant | accepting willingly |
| Nouns | acceptance | the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true |
| acceptation | the accepted meaning / meaning of a word | |
| acceptation | acceptance as true or valid | |
| Meaning | Receive willingly something given or offered. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Example | "Please accept my present" | |
| Synonyms | take, have | |
| Narrower | accept, admit, take, take on | Admit into a group or community |
| adopt, borrow, take over, take up | take up and practice as one's own | |
| honor, honour | Accept as pay | |
| welcome | Accept gladly | |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Opposite | refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline | Refuse to accept |
| Similar to | receive, have | Get something |
| Spanish | aceptar, querer, tomar | |
| Catalan | acceptar, voler | |
| Nouns | acceptance | the act of taking something that is offered |
| acceptation | the act of accepting with approval | |
| Meaning | Give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "I cannot accept your invitation" | |
| Synonyms | consent, go for | |
| Narrower | agree | consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something |
| contract in | consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use | |
| give | consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man | |
| permit, allow, let, countenance | consent to, give permission | |
| settle | Accept despite lack of complete satisfaction | |
| undertake, take in charge | Accept as a charge | |
| yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under | consent reluctantly | |
| Broader | react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
| Opposite | refuse, decline | show unwillingness towards |
| Spanish | acceder, aceptar, consentir | |
| Catalan | consentir | |
| Nouns | acceptation | the act of accepting with approval |
| acceptation | acceptance as true or valid | |
| Meaning | react favorably to; consider right and proper. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
| Similar to | accept | Consider or hold as true |
| Spanish | aceptar | |
| Catalan | acceptar | |
| Adjectives | acceptive | inclined to accept rather than reject |
| acceptive, acceptant | accepting willingly | |
| Nouns | acceptance, acceptation | the act of accepting with approval |
| acceptance | the state of being acceptable and accepted | |
| acceptation | acceptance as true or valid | |
| Meaning | Admit into a group or community. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot accept Sue | |
| Example | "accept students for graduate study" | |
| Synonyms | admit, take, take on | |
| Narrower | profess | Receive into a religious order or congregation |
| Broader | accept, take, have | Receive willingly something given or offered |
| Similar to | admit, let in, include | Allow participation in or the right to be part of |
| Spanish | aceptar, admitir, recibir | |
| Catalan | acceptar, admetre | |
| Meaning | take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "I'll accept the charges" | |
| Synonyms | bear, take over, assume | |
| Narrower | face the music, carry the can | Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions |
| Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
| Spanish | aceptar, admitir, adquirir, asumir | |
| Catalan | adquirir, assumir | |
| Meaning | Tolerate or accommodate oneself to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions" | |
| Synonyms | live with, swallow | |
| Broader | digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up | put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
| Spanish | acceptar, aceptar, tragarse, vivir con | |
| Catalan | acceptar | |
| Nouns | acceptance | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations |
| Meaning | Be designed to hold or take. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | take | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | aguantar, soportar, sostener | |
| Catalan | agafar, aguantar, dur, portar, prendre, suportar | |
| Meaning | Receive (a report) officially, as from a committee. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | receive, have | Get something |
| Spanish | aceptar | |
| Nouns | acceptation | acceptance as true or valid |
| Meaning | make use of or accept for some purpose. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | take | |
| Narrower | co-opt | Take or assume for one's own use |
| Adjectives | acceptable | adequate for the purpose |
| acceptable | meeting requirements | |
| Meaning | Be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The cow accepted the bull" | |
| Broader | react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
| Spanish | aceptar | |
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