Collocations with Accept
Accept verb
N1. take/receive
VERB + ACCEPT
be glad to, be happy to – be reluctant to, be unwilling to – be unable to – .I am unfortunately unable to accept your kind invitation
ADVERB
eagerly, gladly, graciously, gratefully, willingly –
.She graciously accepted my apology
reluctantly –
PREPOSITION
from –
.She accepted a bribe from an undercover policeman
accept verb
N2. agree/admit
ADVERB
happily, readily –
.Some people readily accept that they may have to pay for medical treatment
fully –
blindly, uncritically, unquestioningly –
grudgingly –
accept verb
N2. agree/admit
VERB + ACCEPT
be happy to, be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to –
be reluctant to, be unwilling to –
be unable to, refuse to –
can, will –
cannot, will not –
.The college cannot accept responsibility for items lost or stolen on its premises
be forced to, have to –
learn to –
PHRASES
,be commonly accepted, be generally accepted –
be universally accepted, be widely accepted
.It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success
accept sth at face value –
.These figures should not be accepted at face value
have no choice but to accept – .I had no choice but to accept the committee’s decision