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accept

Definition for accept

verb as in receive something given physically

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get, obtain, take, welcome

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acquire, gain, secure

verb as in allow into group

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admit, receive, welcome

verb as in believe the goodness, realness of something

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Those comments also appeared to show that Mourinho is ready to accept legend status and adulation from the home supporters on Tuesday, despite spells at Tottenham and Manchester United.

From BBC

There is also enough ambiguity in the plan that either side can appear to accept it while using the course of further negotiations to sabotage it, blaming the other side for its failure.

From BBC

Hamas would return all hostages — alive or deceased — within 72 hours of Israel accepting the deal, after which Israel would release 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and 1,700 Gaza residents detained after Oct.

I love you so much,” he said as he accepted the lead actor Emmy Award in January 2024.

Other characters regard Chad as strange without seeing him as suspicious and accept the increasingly ridiculous stories Russ invents to keep selling the lie.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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