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Definition of Accept
Accept

To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

To receive with favor; to approve.

To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.

To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?

To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.

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.]

Accepted.

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Accept Quotations

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
Harvey Fierstein

I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying.
Michael Jordan

I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
Abdul Kalam

Over the next four years, I will continue to listen to different views and accept different suggestions.
Chen Shui-bian

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Reinhold Niebuhr

Accept Translations

accept in Afrikaans is aanvaar, neem, aanneem
accept in Danish is modtage
accept in Dutch is accepteren, aanvaarden
accept in Finnish is ottaa vastaan
accept in German is entgegennehmen, einsehen
accept in Latin is accipio, suscipio
accept in Norwegian is godta, ta imot
accept in Portuguese is aceite, aceitar
accept in Spanish is aceptar, tomar
accept in Swedish is antaga, acceptera, anamma, godtaga

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