accept
/ɪkˈsept/, /æk-/ v [T]Definition
› to agree to take something, or to consider something as satisfactory, reasonable, or true: She accepted the job offer. He was accused of accepting bribes. Do you accept credit cards? He refuses to accept the fact that he could be wrong. › If you accept an offer or an invitation, you say yes to it: We accepted an invitation to visit China. › To accept is also to allow someone to become a member of an organization or group: He was accepted by three colleges. › To accept is also to consider someone as now belonging to your group as an equal: She never felt accepted by the other girls in her sorority.
(Definition of accept v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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