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- Dictionaryaccepted/əkˈsɛptɪd/
adjective
- 1. generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct: "he wasn't handsome in the accepted sense"
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The meaning of ACCEPTED is regarded favorably : given approval or acceptance; especially : generally approved or used. How to use accepted in a sentence.
adjective. uk / əkˈsep.tɪd / us / əkˈsep.t̬ɪd / Add to word list. C1. generally agreed to be satisfactory or right: "Speed bump " now seems to be the generally accepted term for those ridges in the road that slow traffic down. Synonym. recognized. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Suitable and acceptable. able. acceptability. acceptable.
verb. ac· cept ik-ˈsept. ak-, also ek- accepted; accepting; accepts. Synonyms of accept. transitive verb. 1. a. : to receive (something offered) willingly. accept a gift. b. : to be able or designed to take or hold (something applied or added) a surface that will not accept ink. 2. : to give admittance or approval to. accept her as one of the group
Accepted definition: generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.. See examples of ACCEPTED used in a sentence.
to consider something or someone as satisfactory: The manuscript was accepted for publication last week. She was accepted as a full member of the society. His fellow workers refused to accept him (= to include him as one of their group). More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. accept verb (BELIEVE) B2 [ T ]
1.adjective [oft adverb ADJECTIVE] Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable. There is no generally accepted definition of life. It is accepted wisdom that science has been partly responsible for the decline of religion.
to agree or consent to; accede to: to accept a treaty; to accept an apology. Synonyms: concede. to respond or answer affirmatively to: to accept an invitation. to undertake the responsibility, duties, honors, etc., of: to accept the office of president. to receive or admit formally, as to a college or club. to accommodate or reconcile oneself to:
Something that's accepted is considered to be an established fact, or a correct idea. It's accepted among most university students that it's important to get a college degree.
2. to believe in, agree to or acknowledge. We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.
Definition of accepted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
