|
|
Definition of Accepted
1. Adjective. Generally approved or compelling recognition. "His recognized superiority in this kind of work"
Definition of Accepted
1. Verb. (past of accept) ¹
2. Adjective. Generally approved, believed, or recognized. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Accepted
1. accept [v] - See also: accept
Lexicographical Neighbors of Accepted
Literary usage of Accepted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. "The Kingdom of God is Within You": Christianity Not as a Mystic Religion by Leo Tolstoy, Constance Black Garnett (1894)
"... and therefore it was not obligatory and was not accepted in its true significance
by all, but only by a few—Christianity is, moreover, prophetic of the ..."
2. Transactions by American philosophical society (1850)
"The report was accepted. CG Hopkins, Esq. from the committee on NEAT CATTLE, read
a report, making many valuable suggestions, which was accepted. ..."
3. The Law of Railways: Embracing Corporations, Eminent Domain, Contracts by Isaac Fletcher Redfield (1869)
"New or altered charter must be formally accepted. . 6. Matter of presumption and
inference. 6. ... Charter subject to recall until accepted. § 19. 1. ..."
4. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1860)
"The pilgrims then lovingly accepted the motion : so they had them to the top of
a high hill called Clear, and gave them the glass to look. ..."
5. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1901)
"... has been generally accepted and followed in subsequent cases. In 1882 he was
appointed a lord of appeal with a life peerage, patent dated 23 June 1882, ..."
Other Resources:
Kurdish