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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accepted

/əkˈsɛp.tɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cept-ed
IPA
/əkˈsɛp.tɪd/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of accept

adj

Generally approved, believed, or recognized.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin accipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin acceptārelbor. Old French accepterder.? Middle English accepten English accept English -ed English accepted From accept + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əkˈsɛp.tɪd/
  • British English: /əkˈsɛp.tɪd/

Inflected Forms

more accepted (comparative) most accepted (superlative)

Derived Forms

acceptedly nonaccepted unaccepted

Synonyms

recognized recognised

Rhymes With

excepted

Questions

How do you pronounce accepted?
The recorded pronunciation is /əkˈsɛp.tɪd/.
What does accepted mean?
simple past and past participle of accept
Where does accepted come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin accipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin acceptārelbor. Old French accepterder.? Middle English accepten English accept English -ed English accepted From accept + -ed.

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