Accept

1. Accepted.
2. To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted
3. In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.]
4. To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
5. To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.
6. To receive with favor; to approve.
7. To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.