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Welcome to English In A Minute. Give us a minute and we'll give you a hot tip about English vocabulary... there's so much to learn! And all taught by your favourite BBC Learning English staff!

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5 meanings of 'accept'

Learn some five meanings of 'accept'.

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Sam

Accept is a regular verb. Now let’s look at five different meanings it can have.

Number one: accept can mean ‘to agree to take something or receive something willingly’. This can be anything from a gift, an award, an apology, responsibility for something or even a form of payment’.

Many shops don’t accept cash anymore.

Number two: ‘to say yes to an invitation or an offer’.

She accepted the job straight away!

Number three: ‘to believe or recognise that something is true’.

The relationship has been over for weeks, but he still refuses to accept it.

Number four: ‘to consider satisfactory or to give approval’.

Tommy was immediately accepted by the other children at his new school.

And number five: ‘to endure something without complaint’.

Even though it makes me sad, I accept that my one minute with you is up.

Accept

Accept is a regular verb. Here are five common ways to use it:

1. to agree to take something or receive something willingly, for example a gift, an award, an apology, responsibility for something or even a form of payment.

  • Many shops don’t accept cash anymore.
  • The actor accepted a life achievement award at a special ceremony.

2. to say yes to an invitation or an offer.

  • She accepted the job straight away!
  • I accepted Leon's dinner invitation from us both. I hope that's OK!

3. to believe or recognise that something is true.

  • The relationship has been over for weeks, but he still refuses to accept it.
  • The police officer didn't accept the suspect's answer.

4. to consider satisfactory or to give approval.

  • Tommy was immediately accepted by the other children at his new school.
  • Her boyfriend's family welcomed and accepted her straight away.

5. to endure something without complaint.

  • He accepted that he had lost the match.
  • Even though it makes me sad, I accept that my one minute with you is up.

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