accepts
uhk-SEPTS/əkˈsɛpts/
- 1Third person singular simple present of accept.
He accepts responsibility whenever something goes wrong on his watch.
The store accepts returns within thirty days of purchase.
Note
The -s form a present-tense verb takes after he, she, it or any singular noun: she accepts, the store accepts. Every meaning of accept is transitive, so this form wants an object (accepts the offer, accepts the blame) rather than standing alone. The same spelling is also the plural of the noun, meaning things that have been accepted. A determiner such as the or all before it marks the noun.
accepts is a form of accept
accept, verb: To take or receive something that is offered, especially willingly or gladly. Full entry
- Spelling
- accept → accepts: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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