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US
/ækˈsɛptɪŋ, əkˈsɛptɪŋ/
]
[ UK /ɐksˈɛptɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɐksˈɛptɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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tolerating without protest
the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting
always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates
How To Use accepting In A Sentence
- It checks bank account numbers before accepting them and will detect many common transcription errors, including incorrectly entered and transposed characters. Times, Sunday Times
- I want to see Randy answer this question: 1. Accepting arguendo that mandating a person to buy health insurance is not regulation of commerce, there is no question that the rest of the bill is regulating the interstate market in health insurance*. The Volokh Conspiracy » A Quick Response to Randy on the Use of “Unprecedented”
- He begins by accepting the very dubious identification of her with the ‘woman who was a sinner’ and who anointed the feet of Christ.
- Accepting every word, Ford authorized Bennett to sign his name to the statement.
- In manner he was a dapper ironist, soft-voiced and accepting of the curious turns that fate was inclined to take. We Shall Not See His Like Again
- I cannot accept the approach that cisgendered women's feminist empowerment would be threatened by accepting that there are (many) transgendered women that are as much female as any other woman.
- josh on September 23rd, 2008 @ 11:59 pm our acceptingness of a lack of extraversion prevents neuroticism? Seattle Freeze Documented by Wall Street Journal | Seattle Metblogs
- Ask your followers to STOP attacking her in demeaning ways. not because she is a woman but because you CONTINUALLY espouse change but do little to make your followers see change as accepting old guard while creating the new guard. Clinton: 'I've never given up on you'
- Until then it's in its subscription period — accepting investments directly from individual investors and accumulating enough money to build its initial investment portfolio.
- Meanwhile, they're also accepting that the slump in singles sales isn't down to illegal downloading alone; they give some credence to the ‘rival entertainment’ argument.