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adjective
- 1. generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct: "he wasn't handsome in the accepted sense"
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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.
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 ]
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
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. Synonyms: agreed, received, common, standard More Synonyms of accepted.
The meaning of ACCEPTED is regarded favorably : given approval or acceptance; especially : generally approved or used. How to use accepted in a sentence.
Definition of accepted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. us / əkˈsep.t̬ɪd / uk / əkˈsep.tɪd / 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.
Accepted definition: generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.. See examples of ACCEPTED used in a sentence.
Definition of accept verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
