Definition of "accept" in inglés

verb

1. (transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.

2. (transitive) To admit to a place or a group.

   • The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.

3. (transitive) To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.

   • I accept the notion that Christ lived.
   • I can't accept nothing being done about the problem and your standing idly by.

4. (transitive) To receive as adequate or satisfactory.

5. (transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

   • I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.

6. (transitive) To endure patiently.

   • I accept my punishment.

7. (transitive) To acknowledge patiently without opposition or resistance.

   • We need to accept the fact that restaurants are closed due to COVID-19 and that no amount of wishing or screaming will make them reopen any sooner.

8. (transitive, law, business) To agree to pay.

9. (transitive) To receive officially.

   • to accept the report of a committee

10. (intransitive) To receive something willingly.

11. (Philippines) To do a service done by an establishment.

    • We accept repairs.
    • We accept bookbinding.

adjective

1. (Early Modern, obsolete) Accepted.

noun

1. (computing) Something that is accepted.