Verb has 11 senses

• accept(v = verb.cognition) - consider or hold as true; "accept an argument"; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"



Antonym: reject
Derived form noun acceptance₁, adjective acceptant₁, noun acceptation₁, noun acceptation₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

• accept(v = verb.possession) have, take - receive willingly something given or offered; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"



Antonym: refuse
Derived form noun acceptance₇, noun acceptation₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

• accept(v = verb.communication) consent, go for - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"


Antonym: refuse
Derived form noun acceptation₁, noun acceptation₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• accept(v = verb.cognition) - react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"


Derived form noun acceptance₂, noun acceptance₃, adjective acceptant₁, noun acceptation₁, noun acceptation₃, adjective acceptive₁, adjective acceptive₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something

• accept(v = verb.possession) admit, take, take on - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"



Sample sentence:
Sam cannot %s Sue

• accept(v = verb.possession) assume, bear, take over - take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"