Accepted
[ək'septɪd] or [ək'sɛptɪd]
Definition
(adj.) generally approved or compelling recognition; 'several accepted techniques for treating the condition'; 'his recognized superiority in this kind of work' .
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(imp. & p. p.) of Accept
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For a business man to dream that his proposition has been accepted, foretells that he will succeed in making a trade, which heretofore looked as if it would prove a failure. For a lover to dream that he has been accepted by his sweetheart, denotes that he will happily wed the object of his own and others' admiration. If this dream has been occasioned by overanxiety and weakness, the contrary may be expected. The elementary influences often play pranks upon weak and credulous minds by lying, and deceptive utterances. Therefore the dreamer should live a pure life, fortified by a strong will, thus controlling his destiny by expelling from it involuntary intrusions.
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Examples
- They accepted the service with alacrity. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Once the grotesqueness of the situation accepted, she had seen at a glance that it was the safest in which Dorset could find himself. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Mr. Bennet accepted the challenge, observing that he acted very wisely in leaving the girls to their own trifling amusements. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I should have been fond enough of you even to go that length, and you would have accepted my invitation--you would, sir, twenty years ago! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Lieutenant Grant offered his services, which were accepted. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- We all accepted his invitation on account of his party. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He accepted his punishment with the toughest stoicism. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The necessity for this was due to the many radical variations made from accepted methods. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- As for what she said, whether she accepted or not, he did not think about it. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Blandois accepted the commission with his own free elegance of manner, and swore he would discharge it before he was an hour older. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- So paradoxical and inoperative did this seem at first that it was met with incredulity, and not until repeated demonstrations established the fact was it accepted as an operative device. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Their offer, with those of two others, was accepted. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Newland Archer had been aware of these things ever since he could remember, and had accepted them as part of the structure of his universe. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- She accepted him, and he was warmly welcomed into that rich and influential family. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- She was acknowledged to be quite right, and the two parts being accepted accordingly, she was certain of the proper Frederick. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I did not know whether either of these articles would be accepted: probably they would not; but I must try. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She accepted it without remark, nothing mattered to her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I solemnly accepted his commission, dear good fellow, and cannot discharge it too completely. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Forty thousand dollars was named and accepted. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I left his false impression undisturbed, and accepted the work he had to give. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Ogden accepted, and McCormick became sole owner of the business. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- She received them both uncomplainingly, and having accepted them, relapsed into her grief. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- At the end of the interview the owner had offered Edison the position of manager at a salary of three hundred dollars a month, and Edison had accepted. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Fosco made the offer to your uncle to give you house-room on the way down, and your uncle has accepted it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Here, he saw his way no doubt--if accepted--to the end of all his money anxieties, present and future. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He accepted the proposal. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Ada and I interchanged looks, and as we were going out in any case, accepted the offer. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- These had elected their officers from highest to lowest and were accepted with their organizations as they were, except in two instances. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- So I supposed: you could hardly have accepted such a mission otherwise. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Yes, he had no engagement at all for to-morrow; and her invitation was accepted with alacrity. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
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