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.