Accept
What it means
To receive or make room for someone or something without resistance.
Reach for it when describing willing reception of a person, offer, fact, or situation
The club chose to accept every beginner who wanted to learn.
Words to choose between 8
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everyday
Fits when the focus is simply taking what is offered or sent
Careful Reception can be neutral; it does not necessarily signal approval or openness.
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warm
Fits when the person adopts an idea or change with enthusiasm
Careful Quiet consent without enthusiasm is too restrained for embrace.
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warm
Fits when you want active pleasure and hospitality in the reception
Careful A fact may be accepted reluctantly, so welcome would overstate the feeling.
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professional
Fits when practical adjustments are made to include a need or difference
Careful Agreement without any change in arrangements does not require accommodate.
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professional
Fits when recognizing that a fact exists is the key action
Careful Recognition alone may stop short of accepting consequences or terms.
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professional
Fits when an authorized favorable decision is being made
Careful Taking in a person or reality does not always involve permission.
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formal
Fits when permission is knowingly and voluntarily given
Careful It is unsuitable for receiving a gift, apology, or difficult truth.
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formal
tolerate
Fits when something unwelcome is allowed to remain
Careful Use accept when the stance is open rather than merely enduring.
Opposites 3
- reject
- refuse
- exclude
Common phrases 3
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accept responsibility
Good managers accept responsibility before discussing what went wrong.
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accept an invitation
Dalia was glad to accept an invitation to speak at the school.
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accept differences
The workshop helps students accept differences without losing curiosity.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated