Definition of Accept

accipio, suscipio

suscipio

(v. t.)
To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?
  

(v. t.)
To receive with favor; to approve.
  

(v. t.)
To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.
  

(v. t.)
To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
  

(v. t.)
To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.
  

(v. t.)
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.]
  

(a.)
Accepted.
  

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accept
\ac*cept"\, a. accepted. [obs.]
accept
\ac*cept"\ (ăk*s&ebreve;pt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. accepted; p. pr. & vb. n. accepting.] [f. accepter, l. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to e. heave.]
1. to receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of. if you accept them, then their worth is great. to accept of ransom for my son. she accepted of a treat.
2. to receive with favor; to approve. the lord accept thy burnt sacrifice. xx. 3. peradventure he will accept of me. xxxii. 20.
3. to receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, i accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
4. to take by the mind; to understand; as, how are these words to be accepted?
5. (com.) to receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.
6. 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.]

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 to accept the person 
 to accept a bill 
 to accept service 

To take when offered.

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Cymmeryd = v. to accept, to take

Dygymeryd = v. to accept

Hwda = n. a take off, a taking, v. imper. take, accept

Hwra = v. to accept, to take

Hwre = v. take, accept

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Verb
1. consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
(antonym) reject
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know
(derivation) acceptation
2. 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!"; "Please accept my present"
(synonym) take, have
(antonym) refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) admit, take, take on
(verb-group) receive, have
(derivation) adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal
3. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
(synonym) consent, go for
(antonym) refuse, decline
(hypernym) react, respond
(hyponym) give
(derivation) acceptation
4. react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"
(hypernym) react, respond
(derivation) acceptation
5. 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"
(synonym) admit, take, take on
(hypernym) take, have
(hyponym) profess
(verb-group) admit, let in, include
6. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
(synonym) bear, take over, assume
(hypernym) take
(hyponym) face the music, carry-the can
7. tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies"
(synonym) live with, swallow
(hypernym) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
(derivation) toleration, acceptance, sufferance
8. be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"
(synonym) take
(hypernym) be
9. of a deliberative body: receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
(hypernym) receive, have
(derivation) acceptation
10. make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
(synonym) take
(hyponym) co-opt
11. be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"
(hypernym) react, respond

In data transmission, the condition assumed by a primary or secondary station upon correct receipt of a frame for processing.

To allow to proceed, for example with a position update, usually by an operator; Compare: reject

- Method in class java.net.ServerSocket 
public Socket accept () throws IOException 
Listens for a connection to be made to this socket and accepts it. The method blocks until a connection is made. A new Socket s is created and, if there is a security manager, the security manager's checkAccept method is called with s.getInetAddress().getHostAddress() and s.getPort() as its arguments to ensure the operation is allowed. This could result in a SecurityException.Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs when waiting for a connection. - if a security manager exists and its method doesn't allow the operation.SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its checkListen method doesn't allow the operation.See Also:  SecurityManager.checkAccept(java.lang.String, int)

- Method in interface java.io.FileFilter 
public boolean accept (File  pathname)
Tests whether or not the specified abstract pathname should be included in a pathname list.Parameters: pathname - The abstract pathname to be testedReturns: true if and only if pathname should be included

- Method in class javax.swing.JFileChooser 
public boolean accept (File  f)
Returns true if the file should be displayed.See Also:  FileFilter.accept(java.io.File)

- Method in class javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter 
public abstract boolean accept (File  f)
Whether the given file is accepted by this filter.

- Method in class javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicFileChooserUI.AcceptAllFileFilter 
public boolean accept (File  f)
Description copied from class: FileFilter  Whether the given file is accepted by this filter.Overrides: accept in class FileFilter

- Method in interface java.io.FilenameFilter 
public boolean accept (File  dir, String  name)
Tests if a specified file should be included in a file list.Parameters: dir - the directory in which the file was found. - the name of the file.name - the name of the file.Returns: true if and only if the name should be included in the file list; false otherwise.

- Method in class java.net.SocketImpl 
protected abstract void accept (SocketImpl  s) throws IOException 
Accepts a connection.Parameters: s - the accepted connection.Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs when accepting the connection.

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To take an offered piece, as in the King's Gambit Accepted opening 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4. See also "Decline".

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Both open hands, palms down, are held in front of the chest. They move in unison toward the chest, where they come to rest, all fingers closed.