Word Meaning

accept definition and meaning

v. t. To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.
v. t. To receive with favor; to approve.
v. t. To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
v. t. To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?
v. t. To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.
v. t. In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.]
a. Accepted.

Crossword clues for accept

- Acknowledge
- Acknowledge as true
- Agree to
- Allow in
- Assume Northerner originally abandoned accent to adopt a plummy front
- Consent to receive
- Consent to receive or undertake
- Not present
- Receive (an offering)
- Receive an offering
- Say yes to
- Take
- Take for granted
- Take new cap, etc.
- Tolerate
- Tolerate a little indiscreet peccadillo on the rebound
- Yield to