acceptable
part of speech
adjective (acceptable, more acceptable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Acceptable means good enough or allowed. tree →
2) Acceptable behaviour or words are ones that most people agree are fine and polite. tree →
sense in the lessons
At school it describes behaviour and work: "Hitting is not acceptable". In science and maths it means within the allowed range: an acceptable answer or error. In formal texts: "acceptable standard". Phrases: perfectly acceptable, not acceptable, socially acceptable, acceptable to.
examples
- Shouting in class is not acceptable. tree →
- Your answer is acceptable, but you can do better. tree →
- Is it acceptable to wear trainers to school? tree →
- Any answer between 9 and 11 is acceptable. tree →
- The water was tested and was acceptable to drink. tree →
- Rude words are not acceptable in the classroom. tree →
- Both spellings are acceptable. tree →
- A small mess is acceptable after painting, as long as you clean up. tree →
- The waters of the Nile had retreated, and the whole bed of the river was covered with frogs, which was a most acceptable prospect for the stork families. tree →
note
Starts with a vowel: "an acceptable answer". Spelling: -able, not -ible. Opposite: unacceptable. Verb: accept. Trap: accept (take) vs except (leave out).
In the corpora
- A dare does not make a rude act acceptable; the person who does it is still responsible.
- But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not bring; for it shall not be acceptable for you.
- Wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
- Your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto Me.
- The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is all frowardness.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «acceptable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.