# aceptar
## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aθepˈtaɾ/ [a.θepˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧cep‧tar

### Verb

aceptar (first-person singular indicative present acepto, past participle aceptáu)
* Alternative form of aceutar

#### Conjugation
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* aceitar

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin acceptō, acceptāre (or from Spanish aceptar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aθɛpˈtaɾ/ [a.θɛpˈt̪aɾ]
* IPA: (standard) /aθɛpˈtaɾ/ [a.θɛpˈt̪aɾ]
* IPA: (seseo) /asɛpˈtaɾ/ [a.sɛpˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧cep‧tar

### Verb

aceptar (first-person singular present acepto, first-person singular preterite aceptei, past participle aceptado)
* to accept
* to agree to

#### Related terms

* aceptábel, aceptable

### Further reading

* “aceptar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Ido
### Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto akcepti, English accept, French accepter, German akzeptieren, Italian accettare, Russian акцептова́ть (akceptovátʹ), Spanish aceptar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /at͡sepˈtar/

### Verb

aceptar (present tense aceptas, past tense aceptis, future tense aceptos, imperative aceptez, conditional aceptus)
* (transitive) to accept (something willingly, as a proposal, condition apology, challenge), receive (a guest)
    Antonym: refuzar

#### Derived terms

* aceptanto (“acceptor (also of bills)”)
* aceptebla (“acceptable, receivable (of guests)”)
* aceptinda (“worth accepting”, adjective)
* acepto (“acception, reception, greeting”)
* aceptodio (“reception day, levee”)
* vu esas plezure aceptata (“you're welcome”)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Re-Latinized from Old Spanish acetar, from Latin acceptāre. Cognate with English accept.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /aθebˈtaɾ/ [a.θeβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /asebˈtaɾ/ [a.seβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧cep‧tar

### Verb

aceptar (first-person singular present acepto, first-person singular preterite acepté, past participle aceptado)
* (transitive) to accept, to take up, to take up on
    Aceptan donativos. ― They accept donations.
** 2009 January 10, C. De Carlos, “Kirchner comienza el proceso de expropiación de Aerolíneas a Marsans”, in ABC.es‎:La compañía española recibió por la mañana la comunicación oficial de la medida y fue advertida de que dispone de 15 días para aceptarla.The Spanish company received in the morning the official notice of the measure and was warned that it had 15 days to accept it.
* to agree
    Acepto venir. ― I agree to come.
* to come to terms with

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* aceptamos pulpo como animal de compañía

#### Related terms

* acepción
* aceptable
* aceptación
* aceptador

### Further reading

* “aceptar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10