akzeptieren

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acceptare +‎ -ieren. The Latin verb is a frequentative form of Latin accipere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌakt͡sɛpˈtiːʁən/
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Verb

akzeptieren (weak, third-person singular present akzeptiert, past tense akzeptierte, past participle akzeptiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to accept, to approve, to take, to agree to (e.g. a proposal)
    eine Entschuldigung akzeptierento accept an apology
    eine Kreditkarte akzeptierento accept a credit card
    Die neue Schülerin wurde von ihren Mitschülern anfangs nicht akzeptiert.
    The new student was not accepted by her classmates at first.

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