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ac·cept·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. acceptingadjective

    tolerating without protest

    "always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates"; "the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting"

Wiktionary

  1. acceptingadjective

    Characterized by acceptance.

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  1. accepting

    Accepting refers to the act of willingly receiving or consenting to something, such as an idea, change, or situation. It could also mean acknowledging the existence or truth of something, even if it's unpleasant or unwanted. In terms of tolerance, it means welcoming and respecting different viewpoints, attitudes, or behaviors of others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Accepting

    of Accept

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of accepting in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of accepting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of accepting in a Sentence

  1. Cheryl Fields-Smith:

    I conceptualize it as a form of resistance, instead of accepting the status quo, families are resisting what’s happening in their schools.

  2. Assad Volcy:

    Today, we have a spiritual son of Duvalier in power, who has done everything to shut down parliament. We’re giving a lesson of democracy to Martelly ... to show him we are not accepting the return of dictatorship.

  3. Leah Blomberg:

    It wasn't until the 24th when I didn't have the energy to make it to the bathroom in time -- when I finally said to my husband,' Take me to the ER,' they immediately called an ambulance to take me to a hospital that was accepting Covid patients. And when I got there, they said,' You're not getting enough oxygen. We're going to have to intubate you.' So I was put in a medically induced coma and put on a ventilator.

  4. Josef Joffe:

    I think Germans, once taught to be the 'master race', are moving toward the American model - citizenship by an act of will, in my lifetime, they have become a lot more accepting of different color, religion and ethnicity.

  5. Mai Ishihara:

    Society was not accepting of the Ainu, and it still isn't, there are still many people who keep their Ainu identity secret from their children.

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