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accepting definition
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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
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