accepting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌækˈsɛp.tɪŋ/, /ˌəkˈsɛp.tɪŋ/, /ˌɪkˈsɛp.tɪŋ/

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• Homophone: excepting (in some accents)
• Hyphenation: ac‧cept‧ing

Verb

accepting

1. present participle and gerund of accept

Adjective

accepting (comparative more accepting, superlative most accepting)

1. Characterized by acceptance.

   open and accepting

   genuinely accepting

   She had an accepting attitude toward different cultures.

   His family was warm and accepting.

Derived terms

• acceptingly
• acceptingness
• nonaccepting
• phosphoaccepting
• unaccepting

Translations

characterized by acceptance

Arabic: مُتَقَبِّل m (mutaqabbil) Gulf Arabic: متقبل m (mitqabbil) Esperanto: akceptema Finnish: hyväksyvä (fi) Portuguese: aceitante Spanish: aceptor (es), aceptador (es), aceptante Old Spanish: acceptor, acceptador