- present participle of accept.
accepting
Example Sentences
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"I'm accepting my responsibility in that I shouldn't have accepted that collaboration," Polanski said, but refused to apologise.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The state water board is accepting comments on the plan until Sept. 18 and will consider whether to adopt the plan at a hearing on Oct. 28-29.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The foreign emoluments clause prevents the president and other federal officers from accepting “Any present, emolument, office or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign state.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Either go to a shelter -- the metro or a basement -- in advance, accepting a disrupted and uncomfortable night of half-sleep.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
One day, after accepting another of Mwase’s handouts, the Ngoni chiefs sat down and said, “How can we always have this kind of food?”
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
