Betekenis van accept In het Nederlands

• 0 to agree to take something:

  • Do you accept credit cards?

  • She was in Mumbai to accept an award for her latest novel.

  • I offered her an apology, but she wouldn't accept it.

  • I accept full responsibility for the failure of the plan.

  • The new coffee machines will accept coins of any denomination.

  • We've offered her the job, but I don't know whether she'll accept it.

  • I've just accepted an invitation to the opening-night party.

  • I've been invited to their wedding but I haven't decided whether to accept.

• 1 to consider something or someone as satisfactory:

  • The manuscript was accepted for publication last week.

  • She was accepted as a full member of the society.

  • His fellow workers refused to accept him (= to include him as one of their group).

• 2 to believe that something is true:

  • The police refused to accept her version of the story.

  • He still hasn't accepted the situation (= realized that he cannot change it).

  • [ + that ] I can't accept that there's nothing we can do.

• 3 to agree to take something, or to consider something as satisfactory, reasonable, or true:

  • She accepted the job offer.

  • He was accused of accepting bribes.

  • Do you accept credit cards?

  • He refuses to accept the fact that he could be wrong.

  • We accepted an invitation to visit China.

  • He was accepted by three colleges.

  • She never felt accepted by the other girls in her sorority.

• 4 to agree to take something:

  • accept a cheque/credit card/cash Do you accept credit cards?

  • accept a booking/order Your order has been accepted and will be processed within 48 hours.

  • The buyer may refuse to accept the goods if they do not comply with the contract.

  • Please accept my apology for our mistake.

  • I accept full responsibility for the failure of the project.

• 5 to say yes to an offer or invitation:

  • accept an offer/job/position We've offered her the job, but I don't know whether she'll accept.

  • Almost 80% of policyholders voted to accept the deal.

  • I've accepted an invitation to speak at the conference.

• 6 to consider something or someone as satisfactory:

  • accept sb/sth as sth We are pleased to announce that we have been accepted as a full member of the Association of Consultant Engineers.

  • accept sth for sth The design has been accepted for production.

• 7 to agree to provide insurance for something or someone:

  • The decision by insurance underwriters to accept the risk demonstrates the strength of his case.

• 8 to agree to pay a bill of exchange