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- pronunciation:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
accepts, accepting, accepted |
| definition 1: |
to take when given; receive willingly.
接受
He accepted the present with pleasure.I accepted his apology.他愉快地接受了礼物。我接受了他的道歉。
- synonyms:
- receive, take
- antonyms:
- refuse, reject, resist
- similar words:
- adopt, assume, bear, pocket, welcome
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| definition 2: |
to allow into a group.
接收, 录取
The college accepted my brother in March.学院在三月份录取了我的哥哥。- synonyms:
- admit, adopt, receive
- antonyms:
- disown, exclude, reject
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| definition 3: |
to think of as true or correct.
相信, 认可
My parents accepted my explanation for why I was late.我的父母相信了我对为何迟到的解释。- synonyms:
- believe, buy
- antonyms:
- deny, doubt, question, reject
- similar words:
- acknowledge, admit, agree, assume, credit, recognize, swallow
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| definition 4: |
to say yes to.
同意, 接受
I accepted the invitation.我接受了邀请。- antonyms:
- refuse
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| definition 5: |
to regard as something that one cannot change or avoid; to come to a neutral opinion about, or at least come to the point of no longer putting up a fight.
They have much less money now and their lives are very different, but they have learned to accept it.He fought against the new rule at first, but he accepts it now.- synonyms:
- abide, suffer, swallow, tolerate
- antonyms:
- resist
- similar words:
- endure, stand, stomach
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| related words: |
abide, approve, assent, believe, believe in, concede, embrace, grant, greet, mind, pass, receive, resign, stand for, tolerate, trust, understand, welcome |
| derivation: |
acceptor (n.) |
The word accept
contains the following parts:
ac-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix ac-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before Latin roots beginning with hard or soft "c" or "q." See ad-.
Example words:
accelerate, accent, accept, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accident, accidental, acclaim, accommodate, accompany, accomplice, accomplish, accord, account, accumulate, accuracy, accurate, accuse, accustom, acquaint, acquire, acquit
cap1, cip, capt, cept, -ceive, -ceit
Latin
root
that means to take, catch
Example words:
accept, acceptable, acceptance, capability, capable, capacity, captive, capture, conceive, concept, deceive, deception, except, exception, incapable, inconceivable, intercept, participant, participate, perceive, receive, reception
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