Used in a Sentence

accepting

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for accepting.

Editorial note

Removing something but then offering to put it back in return for money or accepting ads or accepting spyware or whatever other onerous condition is user-hostile.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Characterized by acceptance.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of accepting gathered in one view.

adjective

Characterized by acceptance.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for accepting.

adjective

Characterized by acceptance.

Example sentences

1

Removing something but then offering to put it back in return for money or accepting ads or accepting spyware or whatever other onerous condition is user-hostile.

2

Thus a probability of 1 in (10^6 * the chance of your toddler getting unsupervised access while the computer is on and in an accepting state).

3

Whomever was responsible for commissioning, accepting or supervising this project obviously should have been aware of existing sites.

4

If you can reduce the upfront difficulty by accepting OS-specific hotkeys and mouse events, why not?

5

We also make accepting payments on web easy, safe, and free of PCI worries.

6

Big pharma wants everyone to think they're broken so they can sell more pills, so that is counteracting the progression towards accepting diversity.

7

Perspective is everything and I'm not convinced mainstream will be so accepting when the privacy concerns gain greater visibility.

8

That is, a class of people, distinguished (among other things) by the fact that they were the ones financing (i.e., accepting the risks for) industry.

9

It does limit which churches might be accepting of us, as I will not be handling snakes or washing anyone's feet.

10

Most employers openly refuse people based on their nationality and we are perfectly accepting of that, even enforcing it with the law!

11

I used to be an Imgur Pro member before they stopped accepting payments.

12

For example, the Catholic Church has been slow to accept the rights of gender and sexual minorities, even as many individual Catholics become more accepting of these rights.

Quote examples

1

Personally, I would be wary accepting "free" credit that I may end up being on the hook for.

2

I would take a look at Andrej Bauer's excellent talk "Stages of Accepting Constructive Mathematics"[0].

3

The way I'm interpreting this is a new, viable way for Universities to increase profit margins by accepting more students and delegating more of the core offering ("learning") to other students, while saving costs on traditional overhead (facilities, professors) AND increasing sales outreach (online).

Proper noun examples

1

Accepting it would mean legitimizing the border treaty that costs them the larger stretch of land.

2

Accepting applicants who are married and screwing with their spouses' minds is incredibly ugly, even if it's just messing with people's heads and not actually separating families.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use accepting in a sentence?

Removing something but then offering to put it back in return for money or accepting ads or accepting spyware or whatever other onerous condition is user-hostile.

What does accepting mean?

Characterized by acceptance.

What part of speech is accepting?

accepting is commonly used as adjective.