What does accepted mean?

Definitions for accepted
ækˈsɛp tɪdac·cept·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. accepted, recognized, recognisedadjective

    generally approved or compelling recognition

    "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work"

Wiktionary

  1. acceptedadjective

    Generally approved, believed, or recognized.

Wikipedia

  1. Accepted

    Accepted is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Steve Pink (in his directorial debut) and written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage and Mark Perez. The plot follows a group of high school graduates who create their own fake college after being rejected from the colleges to which they applied. The story takes place in Wickliffe and a fictitious college town called Harmon in Ohio.

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  1. accepted

    Accepted generally refers to the act of agreeing to or approving of something. It can mean that something has been received, understood, or regarded as standard, valid or suitable. It could also mean that someone has been welcomed or allowed into a group or community. It is the past tense and past participle of the verb "accept."

Webster Dictionary

  1. Accepted

    of Accept

Freebase

  1. Accepted

    Accepted is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Steve Pink and written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, and Mark Perez. The main plot centers around a group of would-be college freshmen who create their own "college" after being rejected from all the public colleges and universities for which they had already applied.

Editors Contribution

  1. acceptedverb

    Verb form of the word accept.

    They accepted the truth as they could feel it.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'accepted' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1307

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'accepted' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1781

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'accepted' in Adjectives Frequency: #1012

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of accepted in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of accepted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of accepted in a Sentence

  1. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo:

    Whatever the Wage Board comes back with, it has to be accepted, basically by the commissioner of the Department of Labor, period, if it is accepted, then it becomes the law for those workers.

  2. Alan Moore:

    Since mankind's dawn, a handful of oppressors have accepted the responsibility over our lives that we should have accepted for ourselves. By doing so, they took our power. By doing nothing, we gave it away. We've seen where their way leads, through camps and wars, towards the slaughterhouse.”

  3. Marisa Fleming:

    We were excited about it, she's telling people she got accepted. I'm telling my co-workers my staff, my daughter got accepted to Drexel.

  4. Jose Mourinho:

    If they don't accept they are not ready for the challenge, and we wouldn't want them. John accepted the first challenge last year, accepted this season already. That is a guarantee the fire is there, if the fire is there, this (next) contract will not be the last contract he signs.

  5. Cleveland Browns:

    Hue Jackson has never ever accepted any responsibility for our record during that time period, he’s been masterful at pointing fingers but has never accepted any blame. I have accepted a ton of blame, and rightfully so. There are a lot of things I could’ve done better. Hue has never accepted blame for one thing.

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