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ac·cept·ed
(ăk-sĕp′tĭd)adj.
Widely used, recognized, or approved: an accepted treatment for pneumonia.
ac·cept′ed·ly adv.
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accepted
(əkˈsɛptɪd)adj
commonly approved or recognized; customary; established
acˈceptedly adv
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ac•cept•ed
(ækˈsɛp tɪd)adj.
generally approved; widely regarded as normal, right, etc.
[1485–95]
ac•cept′ed•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | accepted - generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work" acknowledged - recognized or made known or admitted; "the acknowledged leader of the community"; "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments"; "his acknowledged error" |
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accepted
adjective agreed, received, common, standard, established, traditional, confirmed, regular, usual, approved, acknowledged, recognized, sanctioned, acceptable, universal, authorized, customary, agreed upon, time-honoured There is no generally accepted definition of life.
strange, unusual, abnormal, irregular, unconventional, unorthodox, unwonted, uncustomary
strange, unusual, abnormal, irregular, unconventional, unorthodox, unwonted, uncustomary
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accepted
adjectiveGenerally approved or agreed upon:
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accepted
[əkˈseptɪd] ADJ [fact, idea, practice] → reconocido, establecidoit's the accepted thing → es lo establecido, es la norma
he's an accepted expert → es un experto reconocido (como tal)
it is not a socially accepted habit → es una costumbre que no es socialmente aceptable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
accepted
[ækˈsɛptɪd] adj [idea] → répandu(e)the accepted wisdom is that ... → il est admis que ...
accepted practice → usage m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
accepted
adj truth, fact → (allgemein) anerkannt; it’s the accepted thing → es ist üblich or der Brauch; to do something because it is the accepted thing → etw tun, weil es (eben) so üblich ist; accepted text → offizieller Text; socially accepted → gesellschaftsfähig
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accept
(əkˈsept) verb1. to take (something offered). He accepted the gift.
2. to believe in, agree to or acknowledge. We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.
acˈceptable adjective1. satisfactory. The decision should be acceptable to most people.
2. pleasing. a very acceptable gift.
acˈceptably adverbacˈceptance noun
We have had few acceptances to our invitation.
acˈcepted adjective generally recognized. It is an accepted fact that the world is round.
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