UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ækˈsɛptɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronuncation: IPA/ækˈsɛptɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ak septid)

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Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
  1. (do not) feel accepted at [work, school]
  2. just want to [feel, be] accepted
  3. accepted for publication
  4. is an accepted [method, theory, response, answer]
  5. is the accepted [term, name] (for)
  6. is a [generally, universally, widely] accepted [method]
  7. is widely accepted in [Europe, Japan, the USA]
  8. is generally accepted among [society, the public, scholars]
  9. an accepted payment method
WordReference English Collocations © 2020


  1. accept the [terms, contract, outcome, facts]
  2. accept the [position, invitation, award, offer]
  3. I cannot accept your [invitation, description]
  4. (just) going to have to accept [this, the fact that]
  5. (we) accept [PayPal®, Visa®, MasterCard®]
  6. accept [responsibility, liability] (for)
  7. (do not) accept [returns, exchanges]
  8. [forced, resigned, reluctant] to accept
  9. is accepted in [the US, Japan, India]
  10. accepted as [proof, evidence]
  11. [is, was] accepted that
  12. accepted or [rejected, denied, declined]
  13. accepted without [question, prior knowledge]
  14. accepted as [fact, truth, genuine]
  15. it is [generally, widely, commonly] accepted (that)
  16. accepted into [college, university, med school]
  17. was accepted [by her classmates, onto the course, onto the board]
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