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accept vs accept

accept vs accept

accept and accept both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accept No No Yes No
accept No No Yes No
As verbs, accept is a hyponym of accept; that is, accept is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accept:
  • accept: receive willingly something given or offered
  • accept: admit into a group or community
Other hyponyms of accept include admit, take, take on, welcome, honor, honour, adopt, borrow, take over, take up.
As verbs, accept is a hypernym of accept; that is, accept is a word with a broader meaning than accept:
  • accept: admit into a group or community
  • accept: receive willingly something given or offered
Other hypernyms of accept include have, take.
accept (verb) accept (verb)
consider or hold as true consider or hold as true
react favorably to; consider right and proper react favorably to; consider right and proper
tolerate or accommodate oneself to tolerate or accommodate oneself to
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
receive willingly something given or offered receive willingly something given or offered
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
admit into a group or community admit into a group or community
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
make use of or accept for some purpose make use of or accept for some purpose
be designed to hold or take be designed to hold or take
Difference between accept and accept

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