accepted

English

Etymology

accept +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əkˈsɛp.tɪd/, /ækˈsɛp.tɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əkˈsɛp.tɪd/, /ɪkˈsɛp.tɪd/

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Verb

accepted

1. simple past and past participle of accept

Adjective

accepted (comparative more accepted, superlative most accepted)

1. Generally approved, believed, or recognized.

Derived terms

• acceptedly
• nonaccepted
• unaccepted

 

Collocations

Adverbs often used with "accepted"

generally, widely, universally, commonly, readily, never, gladly, gratefully, thankfully, graciously, willingly

Translations

generally approved, believed, or recognized

• Bengali: মঞ্জুর (bn) (monjur)
• Dutch: geaccepteerd (nl)
• Finnish: hyväksytty (fi)
• German: anerkannt (de), akzeptiert (de)
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐍃 (andanēms)
• Greek:

  Ancient: δεκτός (dektós), ἀπόδεκτος (apódektos)

• Macedonian: при́фатен (prífaten)
• Ottoman Turkish: مبرور (mebrur)
• Portuguese: aceitado (pt)
• Russian: принятый (ru) (prinjatyj), признанный (ru) (priznannyj), одобренный (ru) (odobrennyj), общепринятый (ru) (obščeprinjatyj), распространённый (ru) (rasprostranjónnyj), утверждённый (ru) (utverždjónnyj), приемлемый (ru) (prijemlemyj)
• Swedish: accepterad (sv) c, accepterat (sv) n

Further reading

• “accepted”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.