accepts

verb

present tense third-person singular of accept
1
as in has
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins

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2
as in tolerates
to have a favorable opinion of her husband feels that he has never been truly accepted by his wife's family

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3
as in believes
to regard as right or true refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things

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4
as in assumes
to take to or upon oneself accepted the responsibility of sending out the invitations

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5
as in stands
to put up with (something painful or difficult) he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint

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Recent Examples of accepts Debounce delay is the time between when a key on a mechanical keyboard is pressed and when the keyboard accepts the keypress as an input. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 Put another way, roughly two employees are weighing an exit for every one who accepts a job at a company. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Alongside typical trade-in items like laptops, tablets, phones, and cameras, SELLIT9 also accepts old graphics cards, SSDs, and RAM, as well as microphones, headphones, lenses, and wearables like VR headsets and smartwatches. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026 Even more surprisingly, Boots accepts a pair of gloves from Beard. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026 Avant consider applicants with credit scores as low as 550 and Oportun accepts low-income and no-credit borrowers, as well as applicants who have filed for bankruptcy. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The High Court accepts only about 10% of applications for leave to appeal. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Taylor Swift accepts the Artist Director Honor onstage during the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Check what your local program accepts and follow its preparation instructions. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accepts
  1. has
  2. tolerates
  3. believes
  4. assumes
  5. stands
  6. takes
  7. supports
  8. understands
Verb
  • In emergency decisions, by contrast, the president has a much stronger track record of wins.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The pool has shallow areas for little ones to play in, and the Opium Spa offers treatments tailored to kids and teens.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of has
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  • Vietnam's communist government tolerates little dissent and tightly controls the media.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Our criminal system deliberately places the burden on the government and tolerates the possibility that guilty people will go free rather than lower the standard required to convict.
    — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of tolerates
Verb
  • With her appointment of a special prosecutor, Hochul believes Van Houten is not up to the task.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Jones said the team believes its drilling results raise questions about some previous explanations of the site as a natural rock formation.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of believes
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  • But much of the deleveraging framework, Condon acknowledged, assumes the underlying businesses continue to perform largely in line with their pre-transaction trajectories, making execution incredibly important.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The White House’s claim that truckers will save more than $100 per fill-up assumes states suspend their own diesel taxes as well, which the order encourages but can’t require.
    — Steven John, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of assumes
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  • As Jafa’s gang assembles on one end, Prince’s gang stands erect at the other end of the hall, bathed in warm glowing colors.
    — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The robot stands 3 feet 7 inches (110 centimeters) tall and weighs 44 pounds (20 kilograms).
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stands
Verb
  • Underneath, these wide-leg jeans are timeless, comfortable, and easy to walk in—and with a satin blouse like this one from Aritizia, you’ll be set for wherever your stroll takes you.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The clip takes fans through the making of the music video from start to finish, with Swift breaking down her creative process, directing scenes and sharing funny moments with the video’s stars, Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of takes
Verb
  • The other half came from the Fund for Policy Reform, a nonprofit that’s part of Soros’ Open Society Foundations, which supports progressive organizations and whose board is chaired by his son, Alex Soros.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Pearlman supports campus efforts to create foundations for scholarships and lobbying Sacramento and Washington to keep funding, including student aid, at necessary levels.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of supports
Verb
  • People are complicated, and Juno Temple understands the character well enough to embody Keeley’s contradictions and make sense of them, most of the time.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • A student who understands the course content should be able to demonstrate that understanding regardless of the evaluation method.
    — Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
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“Accepts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accepts. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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