accept
Từ điển Collocation
accept verb
1 take/receive
ADV. gladly, graciously, gratefully, willingly She graciously accepted my apology. | reluctantly
VERB + ACCEPT be glad to, be happy to | be reluctant to, be unwilling to | be unable to I am unfortunately unable to accept your kind invitation.
PREP. from I accepted the gift from my sister.
2 agree/admit
ADV. readily Some people readily accept that they may have to pay for medical treatment. | fully
VERB + ACCEPT be happy to, be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to | be reluctant to, be unwilling to | be unable to, refuse to | can/cannot, could (not), will/won't, would (not) The university cannot accept responsibility for items lost or stolen on its premises. | be forced to
PHRASES be commonly/generally/universally/widely accepted It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success.
Từ điển WordNet
- consider or hold as true
I cannot accept the dogma of this church
accept an argument
- receive willingly something given or offered; take, have
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
- give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; consent, go for
I cannot accept your invitation
I go for this resolution
- react favorably to; consider right and proper
People did not accept atonal music at that time
We accept the idea of universal health care
- admit into a group or community; admit, take, take on
accept students for graduate study
We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
- take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; bear, take over, assume
I'll accept the charges
She agreed to bear the responsibility
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to; live with, swallow
I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions
I swallowed the insult
She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies
- be designed to hold or take; take
This surface will not take the dye
- receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
- make use of or accept for some purpose; take
take a risk
take an opportunity
- be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
The cow accepted the bull
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