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Accepting

Definition: Accepting

Accepting

Adjective

1. Tolerating without protest; "always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates"; "the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "accepting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Crosswords: Accepting

English words defined with "accepting": acceptance, acceptant, acceptive, adoption, arriere pensee, Atheouscapableencouraging, espousalFifth Crusade, first-come-first-servemental reservationopen torealism, reservation, rushsubject to, supportingunhurried. (references)
Specialty definitions using "accepting": acceptance house, Accepting Bank, accepting commission, accepting controller, accepting house, accepting office, accepting SS-user, accepting state, accepting station, accepting unit, application service provider, assuming companybankable bill, bankable paper, buffer overflowCatechism, co-operativeDEPUTY SHERIFF, COMMANDER, CRIMINAL AND PATROL DIVISION, discountable paperEcash, eligible paperfinite state machineGlucuronosyltransferasehandmast, Helen Keller mode, HuggingIBM 3270, interferencia terrestre, Internet Relay ChatKiss Handslevitation forceMANAGER, HEALTH CLUB, MANAGER, REAL-ESTATE FIRM, managing agent, mouse aheadNobility, Nonrecourse loans, NROFFParanoid Personality Disorder, Patient Admission, primary crusherrejectable quality level, Resolution Trust Corporationsavings institution, squad leader, suffix tree, SUPERVISOR, TELLERSunderwriting agentwatch commander. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Accepting" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Swedish (acceptera).

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Modern Usage: Accepting

DomainUsage

Screenplays

About seeing clearly the way life is and accepting it and being true to it, whatever the pain, because the pain of not being true to it is far, far greater. (The Horse Whisperer; writing credit: Eric Roth)

And accepting consequences. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

I'm not stealing it. I'm accepting it on her behalf. (Friends; writing credit: Jörn O. Jensen; Birger Larsen)

If you're so hot on discipline then, goddammit, start by accepting mine. (Lean on Me; writing credit: Michael Schiffer)

Liking someone is accepting every part of them, but you can't do that unless they are willing to share every part with you. (Smallville; writing credit: Richard Pinto; Sharat Sardana)

Lyrics

I'm accepting of you and the things you do ("Doesn't Really Matter"; performing artist: Janet)

Accepting the things not worth having but ("Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing"; performing artist: Stevie Wonder)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Accepting

DomainTitle

Books

  • Accepting Invitations: A Collection of Inviting Poems (reference)

  • Accepting Ourselves & Others: A Journey into Recovery from Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors for Gays, Lesbians & Bisexuals (reference)

  • Accepting the Yoke of Heaven: Commentary on the Weekly Torah Portion (reference)

  • Accepting Your Power to Heal: The Personal Practice of Therapeutic Touch (reference)

  • Accepting Yourself: Liking Yourself All of the Time (A Life Skills Series Book) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

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Familiar Quotations: Accepting

AuthorQuotation

Aristotle

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Chuang Tzu

Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

Peter Ustinov

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; Unbelief in denying them.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Accepting

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The Commission, in fixing or accepting payment in specified properties or rights, shall have due regard for any legal or equitable interests of the Allied and Associated Powers or of neutral Powers or of their nationals therein. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Accepting

TitleAuthorQuote

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

I stayed till sunset, but humbly desired his Highness to excuse me for not accepting his invitation of lodging in the palace.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Accepting

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

These reactions are natural and may be a way of helping you cope with the necessity of accepting a situation that you want to change but cannot. (references)

Business

Currently, the facility is accepting waste for incineration and landfill. (references)

The Government denies having tightened its policy on accepting Vietnamese asylum seekers. (references)

Likewise, procedures for accepting internationally issued certificates remain underdeveloped. (references)

Civil Liberties

Ghana

The country has a generally liberal policy of accepting refugees from other West African nations. (references)

Kazakhstan

The Baptist congregation belongs to the Council of Churches of Evangelical Christians/Baptists, which has a policy of not seeking or accepting registration in former Soviet countries. (references)

Cuba

This includes accepting or distributing publications, documents, or other material of any origin that the authorities might interpret as facilitating implementation of such legislation. (references)

Economic History

Morocco

Offering and accepting bribes are illegal in Morocco. (references)

Moldova

Both giving and accepting a bribe is a criminal act in Moldova. (references)

Germany

Government officials are forbidden from accepting gifts linked to their jobs. (references)

Human Rights

Congo

There were credible reports of judges accepting bribes in return for favorable decisions. (references)

China

The SPC found 17,931 government officials guilty of corruption or of accepting bribes during the year. (references)

Lebanon

Such abuse occurs despite laws that prevent judges from accepting any confession extracted under duress. (references)

Political Economy

ITALY

Italy has been slow in accepting test data from foreign sources, but is expected to adopt EU standards in this area. (references)

Uk

The Labour Government has said that, if certain economic conditions are met, it will hold a referendum on joining the EU Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and accepting the Euro as a common currency. (references)

Uganda

Poor judicial administration, lack of resources, a large case backlog, and lengthy trial delays circumscribed due process and the right to a fair trial, although some detainees secured their release by accepting amnesty. (references)

Political Rights

Syria

Such restrictions include a prohibition against engaging in political activity, the denial of passports, and a bar on accepting government jobs and some other forms of employment. (references)

Trade

India

However, the exporter runs the risk of the buyer not accepting the documents. (references)

Dominican Rep

Nevertheless, American firms should be cautious accepting credit cards due to increased fraud. (references)

Travel

Singapore

Public telephones accepting cash cards or cash are located throughout. (references)

Spain

The Embassy advises drivers to be extremely cautious about accepting help from anyone other than a uniformed Spanish official. (references)

Vietnam

These remarks should include formal thanks for the hosts accepting the meeting, general objectives for the meeting, an introduction of participants and pleasantries. (references)

Women

Afghanistan

The Taliban reversed its decision the next day, apparently accepting the WFP's explanation that female staff of the bakeries were not direct hire WFP employees and therefore not subject to the July 6 order. (references)

Congo

Women are required by law to obtain their spouse's permission before engaging in routine legal transactions, such as selling or renting real estate, opening a bank account, accepting employment, or applying for a passport. (references)

Worker Rights

Poland

Many believe that they are accepting employment as waitresses, maids, or nannies abroad. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Accepting

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Marla Hanson

Well, I had a hard time accepting that right away, but I think what bothered people weren't so much the scars but what they represented, the violence. I think that really bothered people.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Next question. It bothered, of course. And some of the mostly totally speculatively things they're not truth and they're known. But I guess I was accepting this as a part of the cultural need for that kind of thing, you know.

Rush Limbaugh

There's more than enough of this BS to go around, yet supposedly conservative journalists are rolling over and accepting that we're the party of segregation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Accepting

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Buchanan

1857-1861Our diplomacy should be direct and frank, neither seeking to obtain more nor accepting less than is our due.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001A year ago I asked all of you to join me in accepting responsibility for the future of our country.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Accepting

"Accepting" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 98.28% of the time. "Accepting" is used about 1,397 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)98.28%1,3735,821
Adjective (general or positive)0.86%12101,599
Noun (proper)0.72%10111,207
Noun (singular)0.14%2245,945
                    Total100.00%1,397N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Accepting

Expressions using "accepting": accepting commission accepting controller accepting house accepting office accepting station accepting unit card accepting device firm accepting the order. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "accepting": all-accepting, all-too-accepting, non-accepting, phosphoryl-accepting, risk-accepting.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Accepting

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

accepting credit card

117

accepting b b pet

18

accepting job offer

17

accepting credit card payment online

16

accepting credit card payment

16

accepting credit card online

14

accepting responsibility

12

accepting visa

9

accepting demo label record

9

accepting demo

7
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Modern Translations: Accepting

Language Translations for "accepting"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏قابل (accessible, agreeing, come upon, confront, consenting, encounter, face, meet, run across, subtend). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

接受 (Accept, Accepted, receive, received, Receiving). (various references)

   

Danish

  

acceptprovision (accepting commission, commission for acceptance, drawee's commission), accepterer det ansvar,som paahviler hver enkelt af dem for at fremme disse maal og at gennemfoere denne foranstaltning i overensstemmelse med de accepterede kriterier og vilkaar,der er af afgoerende betydning for virkeliggoerelsen af disse maal (accepting the responsibility of each of them to promote these objectives and to implement this measure, as essentials for the realization of these objectives, in accordance with the accepted criteria and modalities), accepterende station (accepting station), accepterende SS-bruger (accepting SS-user, acceptor), reassurandør (accepting office, reassurer, reinsurer), overtagende flyvekontroltjeneste (accepting controller, accepting unit), kortmodtagende anordning (card accepting device), initiere og godkende opkald (initiating and accepting a call), genforsikrer (accepting office, reinsurer), garderobe der paatager sig overfoersel fra en station til en anden (cloakroom in one station accepting luggage for collection at another in the same town), det land,der er betalingsmodtager (accepting country). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

acceptprovisie (accepting commission, commission for acceptance, drawee's commission), accepthuis (acceptance house, accepting house), acceptfirma (acceptance house, accepting house), aanvaardend elk voor zich de verantwoordelijkheid om deze doeleinden na te streven en deze maatregel toe te passen, volgens de aanvaarde criteria en modaliteiten, als zijnde van essentieel belang bij het bereiken van deze doeleinden (accepting the responsibility of each of them to promote these objectives and to implement this measure, as essentials for the realization of these objectives, in accordance with the accepted criteria and modalities), termijn voor nakoming van het bod (period for accepting the bid), termijn voor gestanddoening van het bod (period for accepting the bid), overnemer (accepting office), overnemende dienst (accepting controller, accepting unit), ontvanger (accepting SS-user, accepting station, acceptor, actual recipient, conductor, consignee, nurse, receiver, receiving entity, receiving set, receiving station, recepting animal, recipient, transmitting), kaartlezer (card accepting device, card reader, reader), een oproep initiëren en ontvangen (initiating and accepting a call), cessionaris (abandonee, accepting office, releasee), bagagebewaring met overbrenging naar een ander station ter plaatse (cloakroom in one station accepting luggage for collection at another in the same town). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kutsuva-ja vastaava päätelaite (initiating and accepting a call), jälleenvakuutuksenantaja (accepting office, assuming company), jälleenvakuuttaja (accepting office, assuming company, reassurer, reinsurer), hyväksyvä asema (accepting station). (various references)

   

French

  

accepté (accept, accepted). (various references)

   

German

  

akzeptieren (accept, agree to). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

συσκευή αποδοχής κάρτας (card accepting device), σταθμός αποδέκτης (accepting station), ξεκινά και δέχεται μια κλήση (initiating and accepting a call), προμήθεια αποδοχής (accepting commission, commission for acceptance, drawee's commission), υπηρεσία αποδοχής (accepting controller, accepting unit), χώρα που τα αποδέχεται (accepting country), χρήστης-αποδέκτης υπηρεσίας συνόδου (accepting SS-user, acceptor), αποδέκτης (accepting SS-user, acceptor, addressee, outlet, outlet channel, receiving medium, recipient, sink, terrace outlet channel), αίθουσα φύλαξης των υπό διαμετακόμιση αποσκευών (cloakroom in one station accepting luggage for collection at another in the same town), τράπεζα εγγυήσεως (accepting house), οίκος αποδοχής (acceptance house, accepting house). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

átvevõ egység (accepting unit). (various references)

   

Italian

  

accettore (accepting SS-user, acceptor), utilizzatore di S-servizio (accepting SS-user, acceptor), unit ricevante (accepting controller, accepting unit), ufficio bagagli in transito (cloakroom in one station accepting luggage for collection at another in the same town), termine di accettazione dell'offerta (period for accepting the bid), riassicuratore (accepting office, assuming company, reassurer, reinsurer), percentuale d'accettazione (accepting commission, commission for acceptance, drawee's commission), paese trattario (accepting country), impegnando ciascuno la propria responsabilit per promuovere questi obiettivi e per applicare questa misura secondo i criteri e le modalit concordati, il che è essenziale per il conseguimento di questi obiettivi (accepting the responsibility of each of them to promote these objectives and to implement this measure, as essentials for the realization of these objectives, in accordance with the accepted criteria and modalities), effettuare e ricevere una chiamata (initiating and accepting a call), dispositivo di accettazione della carta (card accepting device), commissione d'accettazione (accepting commission, commission for acceptance, drawee's commission), banca di sconto (acceptance house, accepting house, discount house, discounting bank). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

引き取り (leaving). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ひきとり (leaving). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

받아"임. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

acceptingay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

aceitador (accepting SS-user, acceptor), utilizador SS aceitador (accepting SS-user, acceptor), país aceitante (accepting country), estação de aceitação (accepting station), comissão por aceite (accepting commission, commission for acceptance, drawee's commission), cessionário (accepting office, assign, assignee, transferee), órgão receptor (accepting controller, accepting unit). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

acceptare (acceptance, acceptation, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, assent, protection). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

принимать;мириться прием. (various references)

   

Scottish

  

gabhail (going, proceeding, receiving). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

aceptando. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

accepterar (accepts). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Accepting

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

acceptio, acceptione. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Accepting

LanguageDateSourceHebrews Chapter 11, Verse 35
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintElabon gunaikeV ex anastasewV touV nekrouV autwn alloi de etumpanisqhsan ou prosdexamenoi thn apolutrwsin ina kreittonoV anastasewV tucwsin
Latin405VulgateAcceperunt mulieres de resurrectione mortuos suos alii autem distenti sunt non suscipientes redemptionem ut meliorem invenirent resurrectionem
Middle English1395WyclifWymmen resseyueden her deed children fro deth to lijf; but othere weren holdun forth, not takinge redempcioun, that thei schulden fynde a betere ayenrising.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd the wemen receaved their deed raysed to lyfe agayne. Other were racked and wolde not be delyvered that they myght receave a better resurreccion.
Jacobean English1611King JamesWomen received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
Victorian English1833WebsterWomen received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
Basic English1964OgdenWomen had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come;

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Matched Bible Translations: Accepting

LanguageHebrews Chapter 11, Verse 35
BulgarianНе сте се още съпротивили до кръв в борбата си против греха.
CebuanoAng nangamatay nga mga anak gipabalik ngadto sa ilang mga inahan pinaagi sa pagkabanhaw. Ang uban gipanagsakit ngadto sa kamatayon, nga nanagsalikway sa kagawasan, aron sila mangabanhaw ngadto sa labi pa ka maayong kinabuhi.
Chinese有 婦 人 得 自 己 的 死 人 復 活 、 又 有 人 忍 受 嚴 刑 、 不 肯 苟 " 得 釋 " 、 " 釋 " 原 文 作 贖 〕 為 要 得 著 更 美 的 復 活 .
CroatianŽene su po uskrsnuæu ponovno zadobile svoje pokojne. Drugi pak, stavljeni na muke, ne prihvatiše osloboðenja da bi ih zapalo bolje uskrsnuæe.
DanishKvinder fik deres døde igen ved Opstandelse. Andre bleve lagte på Pinebænk og toge ikke imod Befrielse, for at de måtte opnå en bedre Opstandelse.
DutchDe vrouwen hebben hare doden uit de opstanding weder gekregen; en anderen zijn uitgerekt geworden, de aangeboden verlossing niet aannemende, opdat zij een betere opstanding verkrijgen zouden.
FinnishOn ollut vaimoja, jotka ylösnousemuksen kautta ovat saaneet kuolleensa takaisin. Toiset ovat antaneet kiduttaa itseään eivätkä ole ottaneet vastaan vapautusta, että saisivat paremman ylösnousemuksen;
FrenchDes femmes recouvrèrent leurs morts par la résurrection; d`autres furent livrés aux tourments, et n`acceptèrent point de délivrance, afin d`obtenir une meilleure résurrection;
GermanWeiber haben ihre Toten durch Auferstehung wiederbekommen. Andere aber sind zerschlagen und haben keine Erlösung angenommen, auf daß sie die Auferstehung, die besser ist, erlangten.
Haitian CreoleAk konfyans yo te gen nan Bondye a, anpil fanm wè moun pa yo ki te mouri tounen leve vivan ankò. Gen ladan yo yo matirize jouk yo mouri. Yo refize asepte okenn moun vin delivre yo, pou yo te ka leve soti nan lanmò, antre nan yon lavi ki pi bon.
HungarianAsszonyok feltámadás útján visszanyerték halottjaikat; mások kínpadra vonattak, visszautasítván a szabadulást, hogy becsesebb feltámadásban részesüljenek.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKarena beriman, maka wanita-wanita mendapat kembali orang-orangnya yang telah mati. Ada pula yang rela disiksa sampai mati, dan menolak untuk dibebaskan, karena mau dihidupkan kembali bagi suatu kehidupan yang lebih baik.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka ada beberapa perempuan mendapat balik orangnya hidup daripada mati; yang lain disengsarakan, maka tiada mereka itu mau menerima kelepasannya, supaya memperoleh kebangkitan yang lebih baik;
ItalianAlcune donne riacquistarono per risurrezione i loro morti. Altri poi furono torturati, non accettando la liberazione loro offerta, per ottenere una migliore risurrezione.
Korean여 자 " 은 자 기 의 죽 은 자 를 부 활 로 받 기 도 하 며 또 어 떤 이 " 은 " 좋 은 부 활 을 얻 자 하 여 악 형 을 받 되 구 차 히 면 하 지 아 니 하 였 으 며
LatvianSievietes atguva savus miruðos, uzmodinâtus no miroòiem; bet citi, nodoti mokâm, nepieòçma atbrîvoðanu, lai iemantotu labâku augðâmcelðanos.
MaoriRiro ana i nga wahine a ratou tupapaku, he mea whakaara ake: ko etahi i whakamamaetia, kihai ano i whakaae atu kia whakaorangia; kia whiwhi ai ratou ki te whakaarahanga pai ke atu:
Modern GreekΕλαβον γυναικες τους νεκρους αυτων αναστηθεντας· αλλοι δε εβασανισθησαν, μη δεχθεντες την απολυτρωσιν, δια να αξιωθωσι καλητερας αναστασεως·
Norwegiankvinner fikk sine døde igjen ved opstandelse; andre blev utspent til pinsel og vilde ikke ta imot utløsning, forat de kunde få del i en bedre opstandelse;
PortugueseAs mulheres receberam pela ressurreição os seus mortos; uns foram torturados, não aceitando o seu livramento, para alcançarem uma melhor ressurreição;   
RumanianFemeile wi-au primit knapoi pe moryii lor knviayi; unii, ca sq dobkndeascq o knviere mai bunq, n`au vrut sq primeascq izbqvirea, care li se dqdea, wi au fost chinuiyi.
RussianЦЕОЩ ПМХЮБМЙ ХНЕТЫЙИ УЧПЙИ ЧПУЛТЕУЫЙНЙ; ЙОЩЕ ЦЕ ЪБНХЮЕОЩ 'ЩМЙ, ОЕ ТЙОСЧ ПУЧП'ПЦ"ЕОЙС, "Б'Щ ПМХЮЙФШ МХЮЫЕЕ ЧПУЛТЕУЕОЙЕ;
ShuarNuwasha ni uchiri jakan iniantkimiun Wáinkiarmiayi. Chikichcha Wáitias mantamnawarmiayi. Ti shiir pujustinnium nantaktiai tusar Nú tsawantai uwempratniun nakitrarmiayi.
SpanishMujeres recibieron por resurrección a sus muertos. Unos fueron torturados, sin esperar ser rescatados, para obtener una resurrección mejor.
SwahiliNa, wanawake walioamini walirudishiwa wafu wao wakiwa wamefufuliwa. Baadhi yao walikataa kufunguliwa, wakateswa mpaka kufa ili wapate kufufuliwa na kuingia katika maisha bora zaidi.
SwedishKvinnor funnos som fingo igen sina döda genom deras uppståndelse. Andra läto sig läggas på sträckbänk och ville icke taga emot någon befrielse, i hopp om en så mycket bättre uppståndelse.
Thaiพวกผู้หญิงก็ไ"้รับคนพวกของนางที่ตายแล้วกลับฟื้นคืนชีวิตขึ้นมาอีก บางคนก็ถูกทรมาน แต่ก็ไม่ยอมรับการปล"ปล่อย เพื่อเขาจะไ"้รับการเป็นขึ้นมาจากความตายอันประเสริฐกว่า
Ukrainianжінки діставали померлих своїх із воскресіння; а інші бували скатовані, не прийнявши визволення, щоб отримати краще воскресіння;
UmaNgkai pepangala' -ra, tobine-tobine mporata nculii' ana' -ra to mate-mi, rapotuwu' nculii' -raka. Aga ria wo'o-ra to rasesa' sabana pepangala' -ra duu' -ra mate, uma-ra dota rabahaka, apa' doko' rapotuwu' nculii' -ra pai' mporata katuwua' to meliu kalompe' -na.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Accepting

Derivations

Words beginning with "accepting": acceptingly, acceptingness, acceptingnesses. (additional references)

Words ending with "accepting": reaccepting. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Accepting" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acepting, cepting. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Accepting"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "accepting" (pronounced akse"pting or ukse"pting)
7-k s e" p t i ngexcepting.
6-s e" p t i ngintercepting.
4-p t i ngadapting, adopting, attempting, bankrupting, corrupting, disrupting, erupting, exempting, interrupting, opting, preempting, prompting, sculpting, tempting.
3-t i ngabating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accommodating, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting.
7-k s e" p t i ngexcepting.
6-s e" p t i ngintercepting.
4-p t i ngadapting, adopting, attempting, bankrupting, corrupting, disrupting, erupting, exempting, interrupting, opting, preempting, prompting, sculpting, tempting.
3-t i ngabating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accommodating, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Accepting

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-g-i-n-p-t"

-2 letters: peacing, peccant, picante.

-3 letters: accent, accept, acetic, acetin, acting, apneic, cantic, catnip, centai, eating, enatic, icecap, incage, incept, ingate, ipecac, pacing, pantie, patine, pectic, pectin, pineta, taping.

-4 letters: acing, actin, agent, antic, aping, cacti, enact, entia, epact, genic, genip, giant, inapt, inept, paint, panic, paten, patin, pecan, pieta, pinta, tenia, tinea, tinge.

-5 letters: acne, agin, ante, anti, cage, cain, cane, cant, cape, cate, ceca, cent, cine, cite, epic, etic, etna, gaen, gain, gait, gane, gape, gate, gent, geta, gien, gnat, nape, neap, neat, nice, nipa, nite, pace, pact, page, pain, pane, pang, pant, pate, peag, pean, peat, pein, pent, pian, pica, pice, pina, pine, ping, pint, pita, tace, tain, tang, tape, tepa, tine, ting.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-g-i-n-p-t"
 

+2 letters: acceptingly, reaccepting.

 

+4 letters: acceptingness, reciprocating.

 

+5 letters: cytopathogenic.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Accepting


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 63 63 65 70 74 69 6E 67

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    -.-.    -.-.    .    .--.    -    ..    -.    --.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01100011 01100011 01100101 01110000 01110100 01101001 01101110 01100111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#99 &#99 &#101 &#112 &#116 &#105 &#110 &#103

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0063 0063 0065 0070 0074 0069 006E 0067

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

356969718286758073

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Historic
8. Quotations: Fiction
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Quotations: Spoken
11. Quotations: Speeches
12. Usage Frequency
13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Translations: Ancient
17. Bible Trace
18. Derivations
19. Rhymes
20. Anagrams
21. Orthography
22. Bibliography


  

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