to accept

Examples

• All

• The system won't accept a launch code unless we're at DEFCON 1.

  WarGames (1983)

• The container must be able to accept both liquids and solids.

• But these can take longer to charge because they can accept a charge for longer.

• I can accept them without keys.

  Dawn of the Dead (1978)

• Your honor, I am the one who encouraged my client to accept the blame for the attack.

  I Can't Breathe (God Forgive Them) (2022)

• So any vendor could say we'll accept Bitcoin here.

• "We can't accept any deliveries."

  Eraser (1996)

• Accept the connection.

  RoboCop (2014)

• The metal framework was designed to accept heavy loads without bending.

• This device can accept various sizes of batteries, making it very versatile.

Synonyms

T

to take

vsto accept

∞ 1.0

Need a certain amount of time or space

is specifically about being designed to receive or be compatible with something

A

to allow

vsto accept

767 1.0

To accept that something may be true or plan for it

is about physical receptivity rather than permitting or acknowledging possibilities

Antonyms

R

rejection

180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

I

incompatibility

4 6.6

A situation where two things cannot work or live together without problems

How Compatible

to accommodate

84 6.8

to accept

75 2.7

to contain

∞ 1.1

Surface Forms

Etymology