Dictionary definition · accept
verb
- consider or hold as true"I cannot accept the dogma of this church"
- receive willingly something given or offered"The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"
- give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to"I cannot accept your invitation"
- react favorably to; consider right and proper"People did not accept atonal music at that time"
- admit into a group or community"accept students for graduate study"
- take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person"I'll accept the charges"
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to"I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"
- be designed to hold or take"This surface will not take the dye"
- receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
- make use of or accept for some purpose"take a risk"
- be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal"The cow accepted the bull"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).