accept in All languages combined

IPA: /əkˈsept/ [UK] Audio: en-uk-accept.ogg [UK], en-us-accept.ogg [US] Forms: accept [canonical], accepts [third-person, singular], accepted [past], accepted [past, participle], accepting [present, participle] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]

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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "past",
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          "text": "She accepted the award."
        }
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        {
          "text": "I accept your plan."
        }
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      "audio": "en-us-accept.ogg",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "except"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "accept"
}

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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accepted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accepted",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
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    },
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        "present",
        "participle"
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        "Intransitive verbs",
        "Transitive verbs"
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          "text": "She accepted the award."
        }
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      "audio": "en-us-accept.ogg",
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        "US"
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"accept" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]