acceptance

«acceptance» in Mova's school dictionary: agreeing to take something that is offered, such as a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (uncountable; an acceptance)

meaning for a pupil

1) Acceptance is agreeing to take something that is offered, such as a gift, invitation or job. tree →

2) Acceptance is welcoming someone into a group and treating them as one of you. tree →

3) Acceptance is calmly agreeing that something is true or cannot be changed, even if it is sad. tree →

4) An acceptance (letter) is a message saying "yes" to an offer or a place. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PSHE lessons, acceptance means including people who are different. In stories about loss, acceptance is coming to terms with sad news. In adult life, people get acceptance letters from schools or jobs. Phrases: «acceptance of others», «gain acceptance», «acceptance letter», «acceptance speech».

examples

• Thank you for your acceptance of our invitation. tree →
• She got an acceptance letter from the new school. tree →
• The new boy felt acceptance when the team picked him. tree →
• Acceptance of others means respecting differences. tree →
• After a while, Grandma found acceptance that Grandad had passed away. tree →
• The winner gave a short acceptance speech. tree →
• I was not insensible to the advantages of his proposal, and gladly assured him of my acceptance. tree →

note

Usually uncountable; countable for letters/replies. Verb: accept; adjective: acceptable. Spelling: -ance (not -ence). Do not confuse «accept» (take, agree) with «except» (apart from).

In the corpora

• The Dodo presents the thimble with "We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble", and they all cheer.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «acceptance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.