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Lena smiled and accepted the handmade card.
What does Accept mean?
Accept means to willingly receive something or agree that it is true or allowed.
Dictionary definition
To willingly receive something, say yes to an offer, recognize something as true or valid, or come to live with a situation.
Example sentences
Accept in a sentence
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The club will accept new members until Friday.
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After checking the evidence, the class accepted the explanation.
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Noah accepted responsibility for the spill and helped clean it up.
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Commonly confused words
Accept or except?
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Accept
Accept means to willingly receive something or agree that it is true or allowed.
In a sentence Lena smiled and accepted the handmade card.
Except
Except usually means not including someone or something.
In a sentence Every marker worked except the green one.
Spot the difference Accept is a verb meaning receive or agree; except usually means not including. Their first vowel sounds can be similar in quick speech, so use the sentence meaning to choose.
Which word fits?
Choose accept or except for each blank. Say your answer, then check why it fits.
1Will you ___ a place on our reading team?
Check answer 1
accept — Accept means say yes to the offer of a place on the team.
2All the paper shapes are blue ___ the yellow triangle.
Check answer 2
except — Except leaves the yellow triangle out of the group of blue shapes.
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Question 1 of 3
Practice 1
What does accept most often mean?
You accept a gift, invitation, explanation, or responsibility when you willingly take or agree to it.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses accept correctly?
Here, accept is a verb meaning to say yes to an invitation.
Practice 3
Choose the word that completes the sentence: “The team will ___ the judge’s final decision.”
Accept is the verb for agreeing to receive or recognize the decision; except means not including.
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ak · sept · strongest beat: sept
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WordAccept.
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MeaningAccept means to willingly receive something or agree that it is true or allowed.
ExampleExample: Lena smiled and accepted the handmade card.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- ak · sept
- Strongest beat
- sept
- Ending
- sept
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on sept.
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Synonyms
Words like Accept
receiveUse for willingly taking something that is offered or given.
agreeUse when saying yes to an offer, plan, or idea.
acknowledgeUse when recognizing that a fact or situation is true.
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Word family
Accept word family
Base word
accept
adjective
accepted
Generally believed, approved, or welcomed.
noun
acceptance
The act of accepting or the state of being accepted.
adjective
acceptable
Good enough or allowed under a rule.
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Hint for students
If the sentence means take, receive, agree, or recognize, the word is usually accept.
Common mix-up
Accept is a verb meaning receive or agree; except usually means not including. Their first vowel sounds can be similar in quick speech, so use the sentence meaning to choose.
Try it in class or at home
Give students short offer, fact, responsibility, and group-list scenarios. Have them choose accept or except, underline the clue, and explain the word’s job.
Teacher prompt
Compare the model sentences “We accept the plan” and “Everyone came except Jo.” What job does each look-alike word do?
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