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accept
nouns
accept an offer
• In the end I had to accept his offer of £4,500.
accept an invitation
• Are you going to accept their invitation to the wedding?
accept help
• Don’t be afraid to accept help if you need it.
accept aid
• Egypt gratefully accepted American economic aid.
accept assistance
• They were ready to accept French military assistance.
accept a challenge
• To protect the environment we must accept some difficult challenges.
accept an award
• Miller accepted the award for best comedy show.
accept an opportunity
• I wish that I’d accepted the opportunity to retire when it was offered.
accept a gift/present
• Accepting presents from him made her feel uncomfortable.
accept a job
• She was desperate for money so she accepted the job.
accept a lift
British English , accept a ride American English
• I had been taught not to accept lifts from strangers.
accept a bribe
• The president’s family and friends accepted massive bribes in exchange for official favours.
adverbs
gladly/willingly/readily accept
• She invited him for a drink and he gladly accepted.
gratefully accept
• He gratefully accepted Athena’s help.
graciously accept
• She accepted her gift graciously.
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verb take/receive ADV. gladly, graciously, gratefully, willingly She graciously accepted my apology. | reluctantly VERB + ACCEPT be glad to, be happy to | be reluctant to, be unwilling to | be unable to I am unfortunately unable to accept your kind invitation. PREP. from I accepted the gift from my sister. agree/admit ADV. readily Some people readily accept that they may have to pay for medical treatment. | fully VERB + ACCEPT be happy to, be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to | be reluctant to, be unwilling to | be unable to, refuse to | can/cannot, could (not), will/won't, would (not) The university cannot accept responsibility for items lost or stolen on its premises. | be forced to PHRASES be commonly/generally/universally/widely accepted It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success.
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