Acept vs. Accept: What's the Difference?
Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on September 29, 2023
"Acept" is an incorrect spelling. The correct form is "Accept," which means to consent to or agree with.
Which is correct: Acept or Accept
How to spell Accept?
Acept is Incorrect
Accept is Correct
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Key Differences
Think of the two 'c's in "Accept" as standing for "Correct Choice."
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 28, 2023
"Accept" has the same number of letters as "consent."
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Sep 28, 2023
The word "accept" has a double consonant "cc," unlike "except."
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Sep 28, 2023
Just like "acceptable" and "acceptance," "accept" has two 'c's.
Sara Rehman
Sep 28, 2023
"Acept" is missing the second 'c' for "complete" acceptance.
Aimie Carlson
Sep 28, 2023
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Acept and Accept Definitions
Accept
To regard as true or agree with.
I accept your explanation and apologize.
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Sep 07, 2023
Accept
To undertake the responsibility of.
He accepts the duties of the position.
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Sep 07, 2023
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Accept
To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval
Accepted a glass of water.
Accepted their contract.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
To admit to a group, organization, or place
Accepted me as a new member of the club.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
To be able to hold (something applied or inserted)
This wood will not accept oil paints.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
(Medicine) To receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without immunological rejection.
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Accept
(transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
(transitive) To admit to a place or a group.
The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
(transitive) To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
I accept the notion that Christ lived.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
(transitive) To acknowledge patiently without opposition or resistance.
We need to accept the fact that restaurants are closed due to COVID-19 and that no amount of wishing or screaming will make them reopen any sooner.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
(transitive) To receive officially.
To accept the report of a committee
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
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.
To accept of ransom for my son.
She accepted of a treat.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
To receive with favor; to approve.
The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice.
Peradventure he will accept of me.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
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.]
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
Consider or hold as true;
I cannot accept the dogma of this church
Accept an argument
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
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
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
Give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to;
I cannot accept your invitation
I go for this resolution
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
React favorably to; consider right and proper;
People did not accept atonal music at that time
We accept the idea of universal health care
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
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
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
Take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person;
I'll accept the charges
She agreed to bear the responsibility
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Accept
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
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
Of a deliberative body: receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
Be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal;
The cow accepted the bull
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Sep 06, 2023
Accept
To regard as suitable or adequate.
The college accepts these qualifications for admission.
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Sep 07, 2023
FAQs
Why is it called Accept?
The term "accept" comes from the Latin "acceptare," which means "to take or receive willingly."
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Sep 28, 2023
What is the plural form of Accept?
As a verb, "accept" doesn't have a plural form. The action can be done by multiple subjects, but the verb form remains "accept."
Aimie Carlson
Sep 28, 2023
What is the root word of Accept?
The root is from the Latin word "accipere," which means "to receive."
Sara Rehman
Sep 28, 2023
Which preposition is used with Accept?
"Of" is common, as in "acceptance of an offer."
Janet White
Sep 28, 2023
Which conjunction is used with Accept?
Common conjunctions like "and" or "or" can be used, depending on context.
Janet White
Sep 28, 2023
Is Accept an abstract noun?
The verb itself is not, but its noun form, "acceptance," can be.
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Sep 28, 2023
What is the singular form of Accept?
"Accept" is already in its singular verb form.
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Sep 28, 2023
Which vowel is used before Accept?
The vowel "an" can be used as in "an accept."
Janet White
Sep 28, 2023
Is Accept a vowel or consonant?
"Accept" is a word containing both vowels and consonants.
Sara Rehman
Sep 28, 2023
Is Accept a countable noun?
"Accept" is a verb. Its related noun, "acceptance," can be countable.
Sara Rehman
Sep 28, 2023
Is the Accept term a metaphor?
Not inherently, but it can be used metaphorically in some contexts.
Harlon Moss
Sep 28, 2023
What is a stressed syllable in Accept?
The second syllable "cept" is stressed.
Sara Rehman
Sep 28, 2023
Which determiner is used with Accept?
Determiners like "this" or "that" can be used, e.g., "this acceptance."
Harlon Moss
Sep 28, 2023
How is Accept used in a sentence?
Example: Please accept our sincere apologies for the oversight.
Sara Rehman
Sep 28, 2023
Which article is used with Accept?
"An" can be used before "accept" when referring to a singular act or instance of accepting.
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Sep 28, 2023
Is Accept a negative or positive word?
"Accept" is generally neutral but can have positive connotations in contexts like acceptance and understanding.
Janet White
Sep 28, 2023
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