(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
Eventually Sam persuaded her to ~ an offer of marriage...
All those invited to next week’s peace conference have ~ed.
VERB: V n, V
2.
If you ~ an idea, statement, or fact, you believe that it is true or valid.
I do not ~ that there is any kind of crisis in British science...
I don’t think they would ~ that view...
He did not ~ this reply as valid.
...a workforce generally ~ed to have the best conditions in Europe.
= acknowledge
VERB: V that, V n, V n as adj/n, V-ed
3.
If you ~ a plan or an intended action, you agree to it and allow it to happen.
The Council will meet to decide if it should ~ his resignation.
? reject
VERB: V n
4.
If you ~ an unpleasant fact or situation, you get used to it or recognize that it is necessary or cannot be changed.
People will ~ suffering that can be shown to lead to a greater good...
Urban dwellers often ~ noise as part of city life...
I wasn’t willing to ~ that her leaving was a possibility.
VERB: V n, V n as n/adj, V that
5.
If a person, company, or organization ~s something such as a document, they recognize that it is genuine, correct, or satisfactory and agree to consider it or handle it.
We advised newspapers not to ~ the advertising...
Cheques can only be ~ed up to the value guaranteed on the card...
? reject
VERB: V n, V n
6.
If an organization or person ~s you, you are allowed to join the organization or use the services that are offered.
All-male groups will not be ~ed.
...incentives to private landlords to ~ young people as tenants.
? reject
VERB: V n, V n as n
7.
If a person or a group of people ~s you, they begin to be friendly towards you and are happy with who you are or what you do.
My grandparents have never had a problem ~ing me...
Many men still have difficulty ~ing a woman as a business partner...
Stephen Smith was ~ed into the family like an adopted brother.
? reject
VERB: V n, V n as n, V n into n
8.
If you ~ the responsibility or blame for something, you recognize that you are responsible for it.
The company cannot ~ responsibility for loss or damage.
? deny
VERB: V n
9.
If you ~ someone’s advice or suggestion, you agree to do what they say.
The army refused to ~ orders from the political leadership...
? reject
VERB: V n
10.
If a machine ~s a particular kind of thing, it is designed to take it and deal with it or process it.
The telephone booths ~ 10 and 20 pence coins.
VERB: V n
11.
see also ~ed