acceptance
//əkˈsɛp.təns//
formalForms
- Plural
- acceptances
Definitions
1.The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
2.An instance of that act.
3.Belief in something; agreement, assent.
4.The state of being accepted.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3940
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad- substratebor.?
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Old Latin kapiō
Latin capiō
Latin accipiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos