accept
Definitions
To take or receive something offered, willingly or with approval.
接受，收下（提供的东西）
To agree to, believe, or recognize something as true or valid.
承认，认可；相信
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedac- (a form of ad-, "toward") + cept ("take," the past-participle form of capere) = "take toward yourself." To accept is to let something come to you rather than push it away — a gift, an offer, an idea, or a fact. The -cept here is the same root piece as in concept and except.
Root cap still carries 163 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.accept an offer接受提议
- 2.accept responsibility承担责任
- 3.accept an invitation接受邀请
- 4.widely accepted被广泛接受
- 5.accept the fact that接受……这一事实
Example Sentences
- 1.
She decided to accept the job offer in Tokyo.
- 2.
He found it hard to accept that he was wrong.
- 3.
Please accept my sincere apology for the delay.
- 4.
Most scientists now accept this theory as fact.
Easily Confused
accept vs except: they sound almost identical but are opposites. accept (verb) means "to take in / agree to." except (preposition) means "leaving out." "I accept everyone except Tom" = I take everyone in, but leave Tom out.