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  • 1accept — ac|cept W1S1 [əkˈsept] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(gift/offer/invitation)¦ 2¦(situation/problem etc)¦ 3¦(think somebody/something is good enough)¦ 4¦(become part of a group)¦ 5¦(agree to take/deal with something)¦ 6¦(suggestion/advice)¦ 7¦(believe an… …

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  • 2accept — ac‧cept [əkˈsept] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to take or agree to take something that has been offered: • The steel workers have accepted a 3% wage offer. accept something from somebody • Doctors should not accept expensive gifts from… …

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  • 3sth comes with the territory — sth comes/goes with the territory ► something always or often happens in a particular situation and you must accept it: »It is never easy to accept criticism, but it comes with the territory. Main Entry: ↑territory …

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  • 4sth comes/goes with the territory — ► something always or often happens in a particular situation and you must accept it: »It is never easy to accept criticism, but it comes with the territory. Main Entry: ↑territory …

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  • 5sth goes with the territory — sth comes/goes with the territory ► something always or often happens in a particular situation and you must accept it: »It is never easy to accept criticism, but it comes with the territory. Main Entry: ↑territory …

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  • 6accept — verb 1 GIFT/OFFER/INVITATION (I, T) to take something that someone offers you, or to agree to do something that someone asked you to do: Please accept this small gift. | I ve decided to accept the job. | Are you going to accept their invitation?… …

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  • 7accept — verb 1 take/receive ADVERB ▪ eagerly, gladly, graciously, gratefully, willingly ▪ She graciously accepted my apology. ▪ reluctantly …

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  • 8write sth off — Ⅰ. UK US write sth off Phrasal Verb with write({{}}/raɪt/ verb (wrote, written) ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE to accept that an amount of money has been lost, for example, from a bad investment or a debt that will never be paid, and show it as a loss in… …

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  • 9resign yourself to sth resigned to sth — resign yourself to sth/be resigned to sth ► to make yourself accept something that you do not like because you cannot change it: »While he s still a partner, he s resigned to writing off his investment. Main Entry: ↑resign …

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  • 10resign yourself to sth/be resigned to sth — ► to make yourself accept something that you do not like because you cannot change it: »While he s still a partner, he s resigned to writing off his investment. Main Entry: ↑resign …

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