1. (v. t.) To receive something offered; as, to accept a gift\; -- often followed by of.
2. (v. t.) To receive with favor; to approve.
3. (v. t.) To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
4. (v. t.) To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?
5. (v. t.) To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.
6. (v. t.) In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.]