Definition of Accept

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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

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
Maya Angelou

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Albert Einstein

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.
Winston Churchill

If you can accept losing, you can't win.
Vince Lombardi

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
Michael Jordan

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
Michael Jordan

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
Napoleon Hill

The reason I talk to myself is that I'm the only one whose answers I accept.
George Carlin

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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