Word

accept, v.
(accepted, accepting, accepts)
freq. cnt. 113

consider or hold as true
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 34

accept

sample sentences

"I cannot accept the dogma of this church"
"accept an argument"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acceptant acceptance acceptation acceptation

antonym

reject

semantic pointers

hyponym

recognize, know, acknowledge, recognise embrace, sweep up, espouse, adopt believe receive approbate reconcile, resign, submit acknowledge take a bow respect, observe, honor, honour, abide by

hypernym

judge, evaluate, pass judgment

verb group

receive willingly something given or offered
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 65 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 7

accept have take

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acceptance acceptation

antonym

refuse

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

taker

also see

take over take over take up take in

semantic pointers

verb group

receive, have

hypernym

get, acquire

hyponym

accept, take, admit, take on welcome honor, honour adopt, borrow, take over, take up

give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

accept consent go for

sample sentences

"I cannot accept your invitation"
"I go for this resolution"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acceptation acceptation

antonym

refuse

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

consent

semantic pointers

hyponym

give agree settle contract in permit, allow, let, countenance succumb, knuckle under, give in, yield, buckle under undertake, take in charge

hypernym

respond, react

react favorably to; consider right and proper
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

accept

sample sentences

"People did not accept atonal music at that time"
"We accept the idea of universal health care"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acceptive acceptant acceptive acceptation acceptance acceptance acceptation

semantic pointers

verb group

hypernym

respond, react

admit into a group or community
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

accept admit take take on

sample sentences

"accept students for graduate study"
"We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

semantic pointers

hyponym

profess

hypernym

accept, take, have

verb group

include, admit, let in

take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

accept assume bear take over

sample sentences

"I'll accept the charges"
"She agreed to bear the responsibility"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assumption

semantic pointers

hypernym

take

hyponym

face the music, carry the can

tolerate or accommodate oneself to
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

accept live with swallow

sample sentences

"I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"
"I swallowed the insult"
"She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acceptance

semantic pointers

hypernym

bear, stand, suffer, tolerate, endure, put up, brook, abide, digest, stick out, stomach, support

be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
<verb.cognition>

accept

sample sentences

"The cow accepted the bull"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

respond, react

make use of or accept for some purpose
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14

accept take

sample sentences

"take a risk"
"take an opportunity"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acceptable acceptable

semantic pointers

hyponym

co-opt

receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
<verb.possession>

accept

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acceptation

semantic pointers

hypernym

receive, have

be designed to hold or take
<verb.stative>

accept take

sample sentences

"This surface will not take the dye"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym