ALL meanings of accepted
ac·cept·ed
A a - adjective accepted Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable. 3
- adjective accepted commonly approved or recognized; customary; established 3
- adjective accepted generally regarded as true, valid, proper, etc.; conventional; approved 3
- noun accepted The verbs accept and except are sometimes confused because of their similar pronunciations, especially in rapid speech. Accept means “to take or receive” (I accept this trophy), while except means “to exclude” (Certain types of damage are excepted from coverage in this insurance policy). 1
- noun accepted Generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct. 1
- adjective accepted generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.: an accepted pronunciation of a word; an accepted theory. 1
- verb with object accepted to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor: to accept a present; to accept a proposal. 1
- verb with object accepted to agree or consent to; accede to: to accept a treaty; to accept an apology. 1
- verb with object accepted to respond or answer affirmatively to: to accept an invitation. 1
- verb with object accepted to undertake the responsibility, duties, honors, etc., of: to accept the office of president. 1
- verb with object accepted to receive or admit formally, as to a college or club. 1
- verb with object accepted to accommodate or reconcile oneself to: to accept the situation. 1
- verb with object accepted to regard as true or sound; believe: to accept a claim; to accept Catholicism. 1
- verb with object accepted to regard as normal, suitable, or usual. 1
- verb with object accepted to receive as to meaning; understand. 1
- verb with object accepted Commerce. to acknowledge, by signature, as calling for payment, and thus to agree to pay, as a draft. 1
- verb with object accepted (in a deliberative body) to receive as an adequate performance of the duty with which an officer or a committee has been charged; receive for further action: The report of the committee was accepted. 1
- verb with object accepted to receive or contain (something attached, inserted, etc.): This socket won't accept a three-pronged plug. 1
- verb with object accepted to receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without adverse reaction. Compare reject (def 7). 1
- verb without object accepted to accept an invitation, gift, position, etc. (sometimes followed by of). 1
- adjective accepted used, favoured 1
- adjective accepted admitted, allowed entry 1
- verb accepted simple past tense and past participle of accept. 0
- adjective accepted Generally approved, believed, or recognized. 0