accept

You might be confusing the word accept with except. These words are commonly misused.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əkˈsept/

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• Hyphenation: ac‧cept
• Homophone: except (in some dialects)

Verb

Plain form accept

Third-person singular accepts

Past tense accepted

Past participle accepted

Present participle accepting

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you accept something, you take it when somebody gives it to you.

   She accepted the award.

2. (transitive) If you accept something, you believe it as true or valid.

   I accept your plan.

Synonyms

• take
• believe
• understand
• allow
• agree

Antonyms

• reject

Related words

• acceptability
• acceptable
• acceptably
• unacceptable
• acceptance
• unacceptably

See also

• except