The child who was caught stealing apples bravely faced the music in accepting his punishment.
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Accepting
//ˌækˈsɛp.tɪŋ//
Synonyms for "accepting" (81 found)
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10 translations across 6 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- متقبل adj (characterized by acceptance)
- مُتَقَبِّل adj (characterized by acceptance)
Esperanto
1 entries- akceptema adj (characterized by acceptance)
Finnish
1 entries- hyväksyvä adj (characterized by acceptance)
Old Spanish
2 entries- acceptador adj (characterized by acceptance)
- acceptor adj (characterized by acceptance)
Portuguese
1 entries- aceitante adj (characterized by acceptance)
Spanish
3 entries- aceptador adj (characterized by acceptance)
- aceptante adj (characterized by acceptance)
- aceptor adj (characterized by acceptance)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
It will make most Americans uncomfortable if you insist on their accepting expensive gifts.
Source: tatoeba (33334)
The official was suspected of accepting bribes from the construction companies.
Source: tatoeba (43572)
I am sure of his accepting our invitation.
Source: tatoeba (63337)
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