Englishaccept
verb
1 he accepted a pen as a present:
receive, agree to receive, welcome, take, take receipt of, get, gain, obtain, acquire, come by.
▷antonyms refuse, reject, turn down.
2 he accepted the job immediately:
take on, take up, undertake, tackle, take on oneself, shoulder, bear, assume, manage, take responsibility for, be responsible for, engage in, become involved in, take part in, participate in, devote oneself to, concentrate on, address oneself to, go about, set about, approach, handle, get down to, deal with, get to grips with;
launch into, enter on, begin, start, embark on, venture on, turn one's hand to;
informal get cracking on, have a crack/go/shot/stab at, give something a whirl;
formal commence.
4 she was accepted as one of the family:
welcome, greet, let in, receive, receive favourably, embrace, offer friendship to, adopt, integrate.
5 he grudgingly accepted Ellen's explanation:
believe, trust, give credence to, credit, give credit to, put confidence in, be convinced of, have faith in, count on, rely on, depend on;
informal go for, buy, fall for, swallow, swallow something hook, line, and sinker, take something as gospel.
6 we have agreed to accept his decision:
go along with, accede to, agree to, consent to, acquiesce in, concur with, assent to, endorse, comply with, abide by, follow, adhere to, conform to, act in accordance with, defer to, yield to, surrender to, bow to, give in to, submit to, respect, recognize, acknowledge, cooperate with, adopt.
▷antonyms defy.
7 she will just have to accept the consequences:
tolerate, endure, put up with, suffer, bear, take, stand, support, submit to, stomach, undergo, swallow;
become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, become resigned to, get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, accommodate oneself to, acclimatize oneself to;
learn to live with, make the best of;
face up to;
Scottish thole;
British, informal wear.
accept Oxford Dictionary of English