"accepting" meaning in English

See accepting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əkˈsɛptɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-accepting.ogg [US] Forms: accepting [positive], more accepting [comparative], most accepting [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is accepting, they are very tolerant.
    Sense id: simple-accepting-en-adj-qB~bsvlM

Verb

IPA: /əkˈsɛptɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-accepting.ogg [US] Forms: accept [canonical], accepts [third-person, singular], accepted [past], accepted [past, participle], accepting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|accept}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of accept.
    Sense id: simple-accepting-en-verb-RtihrUhi
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    },
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