"Accept" is a verb that has a common initial interpretation - to agree to make something one's own, to include something in the sphere of one's influence, understanding, possession. However, besides this, there are many other meanings. Details about what it is to “accept”, as well as about the origin of the word and the correct placement of stress in it are detailed in the article.
Several interpretations
There are many definitions of the word "accept" in dictionaries. Among them are the following:
- Take, receive from someone what is handed over, handed over or sent by someone.
- Let someone in, let in.
- Be the host of an establishment or home.
- Allow someone into any community, include in the collective.
- In a figurative sense, "accept" is to experience, feel or realize something.
- Agree with something, admit something.
- To make a decision, decide,conclude.
- Drink, swallow, ingest.
- With the preposition "for" with the word in the accusative case - confuse, identify, confuse, mistakenly identify one object with another.
- In a conversation, without adding a noun - drink alcohol, drink alcohol.
- In religion, joining a religion.
- As a slang term - to be taken to the police station for an offense.
The following are some examples of the use of the word.
Sample sentences
The following can be cited as such:
- A client of a real estate agency refused to accept such a ridiculous amount as a deposit for an apartment, in her opinion.
- This guest needed to be received royally, because, we can say that the future of many of those present at the event depended on his visit.
- Despite the fact that the news of the dismissal was difficult for Victor and took him by surprise, he accepted it with great dignity.
Next, we will consider synonyms for the word under study, of which there are a very large number.
Synonyms
The verb "accept" is:
- get;
- purchase;
- take;
- acquire;
- spend;
- approve;
- meet;
- enroll;
- enough;
- commit;
- conclude;
- acquire;
- let;
- approve;
- get in;
- dial;
- receive;
- give in;
- agree;
- accept;
- arrange a meeting;
- occupy;
- swallow;
- implement;
- shelter;
- move back;
- treat;
- recognize;
- show attitude;
- postulate;
- allow;
- catch;
- perceive;
- look;
- count;
- take a look;
- move.
Next, there are many words that are close in meaning, referring to such a meaning of the word as “to drink alcohol.”
Words close in meaning - interesting context
Among them you can find such as:
- be drunk;
- stay;
- put behind the collar;
- smart;
- be drunk;
- refuel;
- drink;
- swing;
- get drunk;
- drink;
- refuel;
- take a walk;
- pull up;
- grunt;
- click;
- be under a degree;
- be inspired;
- be brave;
- throw on the grate;
- throw;
- peck;
- be tipsy;
- punch;
- refuel;
- be tipsy,
- be drunk;
- twitch;
- drunk;
- take on chest;
- dub;
- pour over the collar;
- crush the bottle;
- be under steam;
- submit;
- Derbalyzn;
- high;
- smear;
- half drunk;
- crush the fly;
- tease;
- put behind the collar;
- warm up;
- kill a fly;
- put behind the ear;
- skip small;
- under the fly;
- click;
- be on gas;
- pour over the tie;
- recharge,
- skip the stopar;
- pawn for a tie;
- be subject to;
- kill a fly.
Next, the origin of the word "accept" will be considered.
Etymology
The studied lexeme is of Proto-Slavic origin. It was formed in two stages. Initially - from the Proto-Slavic form jmǫjęti, from which the Old Russian and Old Slavonic name and vzѩti also originated. The Russian verbs “remove”, “take”, “withdraw” are also formed from here. And also other prefixed verbs that end in “take”, “yat”, “earth”.
Etymologists compare the studied verb with the verb "to take" in:
- in Lithuanian - imti, imù, ėmiaũ;
- in Latvian – emō, ēmī, ēmptum.
At the second stage, the prefix "with" was attached. Its general prototypical meaning is approach, closeness, addition to something. It comes from the Proto-Slavic pri. About him, among other things, educated:
- Old Russian "with";
- Old Church Slavonic παρά, πρός, ἐπί meaning "at";
- Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian "with";
- Belarusian “pry”;
- Slovenian and Slovak pri;
- Czechand Upper Luga při;
- Lower Luga pśi;
- Polish przy;
- labian prei.
Goes back to such Proto-Indo-European forms as pro, perǝm, perǝ, prey, perǝw, prom. Related to:
- Old Latin pri, prior, prae, prīmus;
- Old Indian parḗ;
- Greek παραί.
Over time, the prefix turned into part of the root “accepted”, and the ending of the verb “t”.
Where to put the accent?
There is often a difficulty in this regard, which is due to the fact that in various forms in the past tense this verb has different stressed syllables. So, in an indefinite form, this syllable will be the last one. But, for example, what is the stress in the word "accepted"? For clarity, we will conjugate the verb under study, pointing to the stressed vowels in it in different forms. The correct options are:
- I, you, he - accepted;
- she - acceptedA;
- we, you, they accepted.
In conclusion, consider a number of phraseological units in which the studied lexeme is present.
Stable phrases
Among them you can find - take a form, look; and also accept:
- measures;
- Islam;
- participation;
- solution;
- bath;
- parade;
- call;
- chest;
- close to heart;
- note.
The verb "accept" is so interesting in its variety of interpretations.
