accepter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of accepter
Example Sentences
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In fact, I’m such a climate-science accepter that I don’t even bother having hope for the ice caps.
From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2017
Meanwhile II Duce had not expelled, nor was he likely to expel the most experienced handout accepter in all Rome, New York Times Correspondent Arnaldo Cortesi.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mais il n'�tait pas noble," dit le recteur, avec duret�; "je regrette fort, Madame, de ne pouvoir accepter votre petit gosse—votre fils—comme �l�ve; mais cette institution scolastique est des plus fashionables de Paris.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 29, 1890 by Various
J'ai cru plus digne, plus respectueux de vos angoisses, d'attendre; et je m'en suis remis à votre pénétration naturelle pour comprendre et accepter mon silence.
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
Il le refusa, et ne ce fut qu'à force d'instances et de prières que je vins à bout de le lui faire accepter.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
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