# accepted

Pronunciation: say "uhk-SEP-tid" /əkˈsɛp.tɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of accept. — simple past and past participle of accept
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of accept. Use this form for something already agreed to or taken.
   - _The committee accepted his proposal after a long debate._
   - _He had accepted the job before the offer was suddenly withdrawn._

## Adjective

2. Generally approved of, believed, or recognized as true or correct.
   - Simple: Thought to be true or right by most people.
   - _Vaccination is now an accepted part of routine childhood health care._
   - _Her research challenged the accepted theory that had stood for decades._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "accept" with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/accepted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).