Acceptation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

acceptance as true or valid

the accepted meaning of a word

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌænənsˈiːɾoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɒnzɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɒnzɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌænənsˈiːɾoʊ/.

Examples

its adoption by society
the proposal found wide acceptance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

espousal word meaning acceptance word sense adoption

Parts of Speech

noun	acceptance as true or valid
noun	the accepted meaning of a word
noun	the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception “its adoption by society”

Word Forms

accept	verb	receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
adopt	verb	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
acceptant	adjective	accepting willingly
espouse	verb	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Akzeptanz

Akzeptanz als wahr oder gültig

🇫🇷French

acception

acceptation comme vraie ou valide

🇪🇸Spanish

aceptación

aceptación como verdadera o válida

🇮🇹Italian

accettazione

accettazione come vera o valida

🇳🇱Dutch

acceptatie

aanvaarding als waar of geldig

🇵🇹Portuguese

aceitação

aceitação como verdadeira ou válida

🇷🇺Russian

принятие

принятие как истинное или действительное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

से मानने

सत्य या वैध के रूप में स्वीकृति

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রহণ

সত্য বা বৈধ হিসাবে গ্রহণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுதல்

உண்மை அல்லது செல்லுபடியாகும் என ஏற்றுக்கொள்வது

🇮🇳Telugu

అంగీకారం

నిజం లేదా చెల్లుబాటు అయ్యే అంగీకారం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वीकार

सत्य किंवा वैध म्हणून स्वीकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વીકાર

સાચી અથવા માન્ય તરીકે સ્વીકૃતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವೀಕಾರ

ನಿಜ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾನ್ಯ ಎಂದು ಸ್ವೀಕಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വീകാര്യത

ശരിയോ സാധുതയോ ആയി അംഗീകരിക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਵੀਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ

ਸੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਵੈਧ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

قبولیت

درست یا درست کے طور پر قبولیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

接受

接受为真实或有效

🇯🇵Japanese

受け入れ

真実または有効なものとして受け入れる

🇰🇷Korean

수용

사실이거나 유효한 것으로 받아들임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chấp nhận

chấp nhận là đúng hoặc hợp lệ

🇹🇭Thai

การยอมรับ

การยอมรับว่าเป็นความจริงหรือถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penerimaan

penerimaan sebagai benar atau valid

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanggap

pagtanggap bilang totoo o wasto

🇲🇾Malay

penerimaan

penerimaan sebagai benar atau sah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القبول

قبوله صحيحا أو صحيحا

🇮🇷Persian

پذیرش

پذیرش به عنوان صحیح یا معتبر

🇹🇷Turkish

kabul

doğru veya geçerli olarak kabul edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קבלה

קבלה כנכונה או תקפה

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