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accepting definition

accepting


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  accept 
 
  4  of  11  senses  of  accept 
 
  Sense  1 
  accept 
  =>  acknowledge,  recognize,  recognise,  know 
  =>  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up 
  =>  believe 
  =>  receive 
  =>  approbate 
  =>  resign,  reconcile,  submit 
  =>  take  a  bow 
  =>  respect,  honor,  honour,  abide  by  observe 
 
  Sense  2 
  accept  take  have 
  =>  accept  admit  take  take  on 
  =>  welcome 
  =>  honor,  honour 
  =>  adopt,  borrow,  take  over  take  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  accept  consent,  go  for 
  =>  give 
  =>  agree 
  =>  settle 
  =>  contract  in 
  =>  yield,  give  in  succumb,  knuckle  under  buckle  under 
  =>  undertake,  take  in  charge 
 
  Sense  6 
  bear,  take  over  accept  assume 
  =>  face  the  music 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  accept 
 
  4  of  11  senses  of  accept 
 
  Sense  1 
  accept 
  =>  acknowledge,  recognize,  recognise,  know 
  =>  attorn 
  =>  write  off 
  =>  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up 
  =>  take  up  latch  on  fasten  on  hook  on  seize  on 
  =>  believe 
  =>  understand,  gather,  infer 
  =>  swallow 
  =>  buy 
  =>  believe 
  =>  misbelieve 
  =>  trust,  swear,  rely,  bank 
  =>  credit 
  =>  believe 
  =>  lean 
  =>  count  bet,  depend,  look  calculate,  reckon 
  =>  believe  in 
  =>  receive 
  =>  approbate 
  =>  resign,  reconcile,  submit 
  =>  take  a  bow 
  =>  respect,  honor,  honour,  abide  by  observe 
  =>  lionize,  celebrate 
 
  Sense  2 
  accept  take  have 
  =>  accept  admit  take  take  on 
  =>  welcome 
  =>  honor,  honour 
  =>  adopt,  borrow,  take  over  take  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  accept  consent,  go  for 
  =>  give 
  =>  agree 
  =>  bargain 
  =>  assent,  accede,  acquiesce 
  =>  connive 
  =>  settle 
  =>  contract  in 
  =>  yield,  give  in  succumb,  knuckle  under  buckle  under 
  =>  submit,  bow,  defer,  accede,  give  in 
  =>  undertake,  take  in  charge 
 
  Sense  6 
  bear,  take  over  accept  assume 
  =>  face  the  music 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  accept 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  accept 
 
  11  senses  of  accept 
 
  Sense  1 
  accept 
  =>  judge 
 
  Sense  2 
  accept  take  have 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  3 
  accept  consent,  go  for 
  =>  affirm 
 
  Sense  4 
  accept 
  =>  react,  respond 
 
  Sense  5 
  accept  admit  take  take  on 
  =>  accept  take  have 
 
  Sense  6 
  bear,  take  over  accept  assume 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  7 
  accept  live  with  swallow 
  =>  endure,  stomach,  bear,  stand  tolerate,  support,  brook,  abide,  suffer,  put  up 
 
  Sense  8 
  accept  take 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  9 
  accept 
  =>  receive,  have 
 
  Sense  10 
  take  accept 
 
  Sense  11 
  accept 
  =>  react,  respond 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  accept 
 
  accept  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  11) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  accept 
 
  Sense  1 
  accept 
  =>  judge 
 
  Sense  4 
  accept 
  =>  react,  respond 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  accept  take  have 
  =>  get  acquire 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  accept  consent,  go  for 
  =>  affirm 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  accept  admit  take  take  on 
  =>  accept  take  have 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  bear,  take  over  accept  assume 
  =>  take 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  accept  live  with  swallow 
  =>  endure,  stomach,  bear,  stand  tolerate,  support,  brook,  abide,  suffer,  put  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  accept  take 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  accept 
  =>  receive,  have 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  take  accept 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  accept 
  =>  react,  respond 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  accept 
 
  The  verb  accept  has  11  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (34)  accept  --  (consider  or  hold  as  true;  "I  cannot  accept  the  dogma  of  this  church";  "accept  an  argument") 
  2.  (33)  accept  take  have  --  (receive  willingly  something  given  or  offered;  "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") 
  3.  (17)  accept  consent,  go  for  --  (give  an  affirmative  reply  to  respond  favorably  to:  "I  cannot  accept  your  invitation";  "I  go  for  this  resolution") 
  4.  (12)  accept  --  (react  favorably  to  consider  right  and  proper;  "People  did  not  accept  atonal  music  at  that  time";  "We  accept  the  idea  of  universal  health  care") 
  5.  (8)  accept  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") 
  6.  (7)  bear,  take  over  accept  assume  --  (take  on  as  one's  own  the  expenses  or  debts  of  another  person;  "I'll  accept  the  charges";  "She  agreed  to  bear  the  responsibility") 
  7.  (2)  accept  live  with  swallow  --  (tolerate  or  accommodate  oneself  to  "I  shall  have  to  accept  these  unpleasant  working  conditions";  "I  swallowed  the  insult";  "She  has  learned  to  live  with  her  husband's  little  idiosyncracies") 
  8.  accept  take  --  (be  designed  to  hold  or  take  "This  surface  will  not  take  the  dye") 
  9.  accept  --  (of  a  deliberative  body:  receive  (a  report)  officially,  as  from  a  committee) 
  10.  take  accept  --  (make  use  of  or  accept  for  some  purpose;  "take  a  risk";  "take  an  opportunity") 
  11.  accept  --  (be  sexually  responsive  to  used  of  a  female  domesticated  mammal;  "The  cow  accepted  the  bull") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  accepting 
 
  The  adj  accepting  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  accepting  --  (tolerating  without  protest;  "always  more  accepting  of  coaching  suggestion  than  her  teammates";  "the  atmosphere  was  judged  to  be  more  supporting  and  accepting") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  accepting 
 
  1  sense  of  accepting 
 
  Sense  1 
  accepting 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  acceptive)  ->  rejective 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  accepting 
 
  1  sense  of  accepting 
 
  Sense  1 
  accepting 
  =>  acceptive  (vs.  rejective) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  accepting 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  accepting 
 
  accepting  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  accepting 
  accepting 
 
  Overview  of  verb  accept 
 
  The  verb  accept  has  11  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (34)  accept  --  (consider  or  hold  as  true;  "I  cannot  accept  the  dogma  of  this  church";  "accept  an  argument") 
  2.  (33)  accept  take  have  --  (receive  willingly  something  given  or  offered;  "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") 
  3.  (17)  accept  consent,  go  for  --  (give  an  affirmative  reply  to  respond  favorably  to:  "I  cannot  accept  your  invitation";  "I  go  for  this  resolution") 
  4.  (12)  accept  --  (react  favorably  to  consider  right  and  proper;  "People  did  not  accept  atonal  music  at  that  time";  "We  accept  the  idea  of  universal  health  care") 
  5.  (8)  accept  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") 
  6.  (7)  bear,  take  over  accept  assume  --  (take  on  as  one's  own  the  expenses  or  debts  of  another  person;  "I'll  accept  the  charges";  "She  agreed  to  bear  the  responsibility") 
  7.  (2)  accept  live  with  swallow  --  (tolerate  or  accommodate  oneself  to  "I  shall  have  to  accept  these  unpleasant  working  conditions";  "I  swallowed  the  insult";  "She  has  learned  to  live  with  her  husband's  little  idiosyncracies") 
  8.  accept  take  --  (be  designed  to  hold  or  take  "This  surface  will  not  take  the  dye") 
  9.  accept  --  (of  a  deliberative  body:  receive  (a  report)  officially,  as  from  a  committee) 
  10.  take  accept  --  (make  use  of  or  accept  for  some  purpose;  "take  a  risk";  "take  an  opportunity") 
  11.  accept  --  (be  sexually  responsive  to  used  of  a  female  domesticated  mammal;  "The  cow  accepted  the  bull") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  accepting 
 
  The  adj  accepting  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  accepting  --  (tolerating  without  protest;  "always  more  accepting  of  coaching  suggestion  than  her  teammates";  "the  atmosphere  was  judged  to  be  more  supporting  and  accepting") 



accepting definition