accepting

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

tolerating without protest“always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates”“the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting”

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Accept \Ac*cept"\ ([a^]k*s[e^]pt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accepted; p. pr. & vb. n. Accepting.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.] [1913 Webster]

1.To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of. [1913 Webster]

If you accept them, then their worth is great.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

To accept of ransom for my son.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

She accepted of a treat.— Addison.[1913 Webster]

2.To receive with favor; to approve. [1913 Webster]

The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice.— Ps. xx. 3.[1913 Webster]

Peradventure he will accept of me.— Gen. xxxii. 20.[1913 Webster]

3.To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse. [1913 Webster]

4.To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted? [1913 Webster]

5.(Com.) To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]

6.In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.] [1913 Webster]

To accept a bill (Law), to agree (on the part of the drawee) to pay it when due.

To accept service (Law), to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not been.

To accept the person (Eccl.), to show favoritism. "God accepteth no man's person." --Gal. ii. 6. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To receive; take; admit. See Receive. [1913 Webster]