aceptar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• aceutar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acceptō, acceptāre (or re-Latinized from the variant form aceutar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aθebˈtaɾ/,
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: a‧cep‧tar

Verb

aceptar (first-person singular indicative present acepto, past participle aceptáu)

1. to accept, consider acceptable
2. to receive

Conjugation

Galician

Alternative forms

• aceitar

Etymology

Borrowed, in this form, from Latin acceptō, acceptāre (or from Spanish aceptar).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: a‧cep‧tar

Verb

aceptar (first-person singular present acepto, first-person singular preterite aceptei, past participle aceptado)

1. to accept
2. to agree to

Conjugation

Related terms

• aceptábel, aceptable

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto akcepti, English accept, French accepter, German akzeptieren, Italian accettare, Russian акцептова́ть (akceptovátʹ), Spanish aceptar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡sepˈtar/

Verb

aceptar (present tense aceptas, past tense aceptis, future tense aceptos, imperative aceptez, conditional aceptus)

1. (transitive) to accept (something willingly, as a proposal, condition apology, challenge), receive (a guest)

   Antonym: refuzar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aceptar

		present		past		future
infinitive		aceptar		aceptir		aceptor
tense		aceptas		aceptis		aceptos
conditional		aceptus
imperative		aceptez
adjective active participle		aceptanta		aceptinta		aceptonta
adverbial active participle		aceptante		aceptinte		aceptonte
nominal active participle	singular	aceptanto		aceptinto		aceptonto
	plural	aceptanti		aceptinti		aceptonti
adjective passive participle		aceptata		aceptita		aceptota
adverbial passive participle		aceptate		aceptite		aceptote
nominal passive participle	singular	aceptato		aceptito		aceptoto
	plural	aceptati		aceptiti		aceptoti

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Re-Latinized from Old Spanish acetar, from Latin acceptāre. Cognate with English accept.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθebˈtaɾ/
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /asebˈtaɾ/

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧cep‧tar

Verb

aceptar (first-person singular present acepto, first-person singular preterite acepté, past participle aceptado)

1. (transitive) to accept, to take up, to take up on

   Aceptan donativos. ― They accept donations.

   • 2009 January 10, C. De Carlos, “Kirchner comienza el proceso de expropiación de Aerolíneas a Marsans”, in ABC.es‎:

     La compañía española recibió por la mañana la comunicación oficial de la medida y fue advertida de que dispone de 15 días para aceptarla.

     The Spanish company received in the morning the official notice of the measure and was warned that it had 15 days to accept it.

2. to agree

   Acepto venir. ― I agree to come.

3. to come to terms with

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “aceptar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014