Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Accept

  • consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
  • receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
  • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
  • react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"
  • admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
  • bear: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
  • tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
  • be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"
  • receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
  • take: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
  • be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"
  • To receive, especially with a consent, with favour or with approval; To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse; To endure patiently; (commerce) To agree to pay.
  • accept incoming connection attempts
  • An authorization action. Accepting an authorization results in an Active status.
  • The action taken by a user on a task when that user assumes responsibility for the completion of the task.

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