She graciously accepted my apology.
I am unfortunately unable to accept your kind invitation.
She accepted a bribe from an undercover policeman.
Some people readily accept that they may have to pay for medical treatment.
The college cannot accept responsibility for items lost or stolen on its premises.
It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success.
These figures should not be accepted at face value.
I had no choice but to accept the committee's decision.
• The steel workers have accepted a 3% wage offer.
• Doctors should not accept expensive gifts from pharmaceutical companies.
• The US is ready to accept the deal.
• The company has shipped three supercomputers, but only two have been accepted.
• The machine is too highly priced to be accepted by the mass of US consumers.
• Do you accept Visa?
• The insurance company reserves the right to make medical checks prior to accepting a risk on health insurance.
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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.
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.
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.
The decision by insurance underwriters to accept the risk demonstrates the strength of his case.