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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  accept
       
           Berkeley Unix networking socket
          library routine to satisfy a connection request from a remote
          host.  A specified socket on the local host (which must be
          capable of accepting the connection) is connected to the
          requesting socket on the remote host.  The remote socket's
          socket address is returned.
       
          Unix manual pages: accept(2), connect(2).
       
          (1994-11-08)
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Accept \Ac*cept"\ ([a^]k*s[e^]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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as,
        to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If you accept them, then their worth is great.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To accept of ransom for my son.       --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              She accepted of a treat.              --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To receive with favor; to approve.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice. --Ps. xx. 3.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Peradventure he will accept of me. --Gen. xxxii. 20.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I
        accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these
        words to be accepted?
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Com.) To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to
        accept a bill of exchange. --Bouvier.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To accept a bill (Law), to agree (on the part of the
        drawee) to pay it when due.
  
     To accept service (Law), to agree that a writ or process
        shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not
        been.
  
     To accept the person (Eccl.), to show favoritism. ``God
        accepteth no man's person.'' --Gal. ii. 6.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To receive; take; admit. See Receive.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Accept \Ac*cept"\, a.
     Accepted. [Obs.] --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Accept \Ac*cept"\, 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.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              To accept of ransom for my son.       --Milton.
  
              She accepted of a treat.              --Addison.
  
     2. To receive with favor; to approve.
  
              The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice.  --Ps. xx. 3.
  
              Peradventure he will accept of me.    --Gen. 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. --Bouvier.
  
     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.]
  
     To accept a bill (Law), to agree (on the part of the
        drawee) to pay it when due.
  
     To accept service (Law), to agree that a writ or process
        shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not
        been.
  
     To accept the person (Eccl.), to show favoritism. ``God
        accepteth no man's person.'' --Gal. ii. 6.
  
     Syn: To receive; take; admit. See Receive.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Accept \Ac*cept"\, a.
     Accepted. [Obs.] --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  accept
       v 1: consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this
            church"; "accept an argument" [ant: reject]
       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"
          [syn: take, have] [ant: refuse]
       3: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I
          cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
          [syn: consent, go for] [ant: refuse]
       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"
       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" [syn: admit, take, take on]
       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" [syn: bear, take over, assume]
       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" [syn: live with, swallow]
       8: be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the
          dye" [syn: take]
       9: of a deliberative body: receive (a report) officially, as
          from a committee
       10: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take
           an opportunity" [syn: take]
       11: be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated
           mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  accept
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 δέχομαι
     2 αποδέχομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  accept
     Romanian n.
     acceptance
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro accepta  1 s pres ind//sub)
     Scots vb.
     (l en accept)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  accept
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) Accepted.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with
  favour, or with approval.
     2 (lb en transitive) To admit to a place or a group.
     3 (lb en transitive) To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe
  in.
     4 (lb en transitive) To receive as adequate or satisfactory.
     5 (lb en transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent
  to; to submit to.
     6 (lb en transitive) To endure patiently.
     7 (lb en transitive) To acknowledge patiently without opposition or
  resistance.
     8 (lb en transitive legal business) To agree to pay.
     9 (lb en transitive) To receive officially.
     10 (lb en intransitive) To receive something willingly.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  accept
     Romanian n.
     acceptance
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro accepta  1 s pres ind//sub)
     Swedish n.
     1 c (lb sv finance business) a bill of exchange that has been
  accepted
     2 c (lb sv finance business) the acceptance of a bill of exchange

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  accept
     Swedish n.
     1 c (lb sv finance business) a bill of exchange that has been
  accepted
     2 c (lb sv finance business) the acceptance of a bill of exchange

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  accept
     Romania n.
     hyväksyntä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  accept
     n.
     1 godkännande av växel
     2 godkänd växel
     3 (tagg: juridik) en parts godkännande av en annan parts anbud

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  accept
     n.
     1 godkännande av växel
     2 godkänd växel
     3 (tagg: juridik) en parts godkännande av en annan parts anbud

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:dan-eng ]

  accept /?ɑksˈεpt/
  acceptance

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/
  aanneem, aanvaar, aksepteer, neem

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Accept /ɐksˈɛpt/
  1. اقبل
  2. رضي
  3. يرضى
  4. يقبل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  accept //ækˈsɛpt// //əkˈsɛpt// //ɪkˈsɛpt// 
  1. разбирам, съгласявам се
  to agree to
  2. акцептирам
  to agree to pay
  3. понасям
  to endure patiently
  4. прие́ма, прие́мам
  to receive with consent

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/ 
  akceptovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/ 
  přijímat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/ 
  přijmout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/ 
  uznávat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/
  uznat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/
  připustit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/ 
  derbyn 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/ 
  etw. annehmen, akzeptieren 
        "accept a post/position"  - einen Posten annehmen
        "accept sb. as your equal"  - jdn. als gleichrangig akzeptieren
        "I accept your terms."  - Ich akzeptiere Ihre/deine/eure Bedingungen.
   see: accepting, accepted, accepts, accepted, Life is a gift. Accept it.
  
           Note: agree to receive or undertake sth. offered

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/ 
  zusagen 
   see: accepting, accepted, accept definitely
  
           Note: an invitation/a proposal

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/
  
  αποδέχομαι, δέχομαι, παραδέχομαι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  accept //ækˈsɛpt// //əkˈsɛpt// //ɪkˈsɛpt// 
  1. hyväksyä 2.
  to agree to
   3.
  to receive with consent
   4.
  to admit to a place or a group
   5.
  to agree to pay
   6.
  to endure patiently
   7.
  to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in
   8.
  to receive as adequate or satisfactory
   9.
  to receive something willingly
  2. ottaa vastaan, vastaanottaa
  to receive officially

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  accept /æksept/
  accepter, accueillir, admettre, agréer, recevoir, recueiller

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  accept /æksept/
  faomh, glac

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/ 
  1. स्वीकार~करना
        "The machine only accepts 1 Re. coin."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/
  akceptirati, dopustiti, preuzeti, prihvati, prihvatiti, prihvaćati, prijem, primiti, pristati, usvojiti, uvažiti

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  accept //ækˈsɛpt// //əkˈsɛpt// //ɪkˈsɛpt// 
  1. setuju, terima
  2. menyetujui
  to agree to
  3. menerima
  to receive with consent

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/
  accettare, accogliere

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  accept //ækˈsɛpt// //əkˈsɛpt// //ɪkˈsɛpt// 
  1. 同意, 引き受ける, 承諾, 賛同, 賛成
  to agree to
  2. 堪え忍ぶ
  to endure patiently
  3. 受け取る
  to receive officially
  4. 受け入れる, 受け取る, 受ける, 受理
  to receive with consent

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  accept /æksept/
  accipere

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  accept /ək'sept/ 
  1. priimti
  2. sutikti, pritarti, pripažinti
  3. būti palankiam

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  accept //ækˈsɛpt// //əkˈsɛpt// //ɪkˈsɛpt// 
  1. akseptere, godta
  to agree to
  2. akseptere 2.
  to agree to pay
   3.
  to admit to a place or a group
   4.
  to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in
  3. aksepetere, godta
  to endure patiently
  4. motta
  to receive officially
  5. akseptere, motta, ta imot
  to receive with consent

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  accept /əkˈsept/ 
   1.  przyjmować, uznawać
   2.  pogodzić się (sth - z czymś)
   3.  akceptować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  accept /æksept/
  aceitar, acolher, admitir, receber, topar

From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-rom ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/
  1. a accepta
  2. acceptă

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  accept /æksept/
  принимать

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  accept /æksept/
  aceptar, admitir, tomar

From English-Serbian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-srp ]

  accept /æksept/
  прихватити

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  accept //ækˈsɛpt// //əkˈsɛpt// //ɪkˈsɛpt// 
  1. acceptera, godta
  to agree to
  2. acceptera, uthärda
  to endure patiently
  3. acceptera, motta
  to receive with consent

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  accept /ɐksˈɛpt/
  1. kabul etmek, almak
  2. icabet etmek
  3. onaylamak, tasdik etmek, razı olmak
  4. anlamak, mana vermek.

From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:swe-eng ]

  accept /ˈaksəpt/
  acceptance, admission

From Svenska-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-lat ]

  accept /ˈaksəpt/ 
  acceptiō
  godkännande av växel

From Svenska-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-rus ]

  accept /ˈaksəpt/ 
  акцепт
  godkännande av växel

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ækˈsɛpt/, /əkˈsɛpt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  255 Moby Thesaurus words for "accept":
     OK, abide by, abide with, accede, accede to, accept for gospel,
     accept implicitly, acclaim, accord to, accredit, acknowledge,
     acquiesce, acquiesce in, acquire, admire, admit, adopt, affiliate,
     affirm, agree, agree provisionally, agree to, agree with, allow,
     amen, applaud, approve, approve of, assent, assent grudgingly,
     assent to, assume, attack, attempt, authenticate, authorize,
     autograph, avow, be agreeable, be big, be certain, be content with,
     be easy with, be willing, bear, bear with, believe,
     believe without reservation, bless, blink at, bow, brook,
     buckle to, buy, capitulate, carry, catch, certify, cheer, come by,
     come in for, compass, comply, comprehend, concede, condescend,
     condone, confess, confirm, connive at, consent, consent to,
     consent to silently, cosign, countenance, countersign, credit,
     deign, derive, derive from, disregard, drag down, draw, draw from,
     embark in, embark upon, embrace, endeavor, endorse, endure,
     engage in, enter on, enter upon, espouse, esteem, experience,
     express general agreement, face the music, fall into, fall to,
     fancy, favor, follow, gain, get, get under way, give consent,
     give faith to, give permission, give the go-ahead,
     give the imprimatur, give the nod, give thumbs up, go about,
     go along with, go at, go for, go in for, go into, go upon, grant,
     grasp, grin and abide, hail, have, have at, have coming in,
     have no objection, hold with, ignore, in toto, initial, judge not,
     keep in countenance, knock under, knuckle down, knuckle under,
     launch forth, launch into, lay about, lean over backwards,
     let go by, let in, let pass, like, listen to reason, live with,
     live with it, move into, nod, nod assent, not oppose, not refuse,
     not resist, not write off, notarize, obey, obtain, okay, overlook,
     own, pass, pass on, pass upon, permit, pitch into, plunge into,
     pocket, proceed to, pull down, put faith in, put up with, ratify,
     receive, recognize, relent, relish, resign, respect, rise above,
     rubber stamp, sanction, say amen to, say aye, say yes, seal,
     second, secure, see, see both sides, set about, set at,
     set forward, set going, set store by, set to, show no amazement,
     shrug, shrug it off, sign, sign and seal, stand, stomach, submit,
     submit to, subscribe to, succumb, suffer, support,
     suspend judgment, swallow, swallow it, swallow the pill,
     swear and affirm, swear to, tackle, take, take for granted,
     take in, take it, take kindly to, take on, take on faith,
     take on trust, take over, take stock in, take up, think well of,
     tolerate, treat as routine, trust, turn to, undergo, undersign,
     understand, undertake, underwrite, uphold, validate, venture upon,
     view with favor, view with indulgence, visa, vise,
     vote affirmatively, vote aye, vote for, warrant, welcome, wink at,
     withstand, yes, yield, yield assent, yield to
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 接受,相信;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 接受,相信,承兑
     vi. 同意,承兑

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