accept

accept is a 6-letter English word with 18 senses as transitive verb, adjective, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 18 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.
2. transitive verb. To receive with favor; to approve.
3. transitive verb. To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
4. transitive verb. To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?
5. transitive verb. To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.
6. transitive verb. In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.]
7. adjective. Accepted.
8. verb. tolerate or accommodate oneself to

   "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"

   "I swallowed the insult"

   Synonyms: swallow

9. verb. consider or hold as true

   "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"

   "accept an argument"

10. verb. be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal

    "The cow accepted the bull"

11. verb. react favorably to; consider right and proper

    "People did not accept atonal music at that time"

    "We accept the idea of universal health care"

12. verb. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

    "I cannot accept your invitation"

    "I go for this resolution"

    Synonyms: consent

13. verb. make use of or accept for some purpose

    "take a risk"

    "take an opportunity"

    Synonyms: take

14. verb. receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
15. verb. 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!"

    Synonyms: have, take

16. verb. 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"

    Synonyms: admit, take

17. verb. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

    "I'll accept the charges"

    "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

    Synonyms: assume, bear

18. verb. be designed to hold or take

    "This surface will not take the dye"

    Synonyms: take

Synonyms

swallow, consent, take, have, admit, assume, bear

Common word forms

accepts, accepted, accepter, accepting, acceptable

Words from these letters

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