Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aθepˈtaɾ/ [a.θepˈt̪aɾ]Category:Asturian terms with IPA pronunciation#ACEPTAR
• Rhymes: -aɾCategory:Rhymes:Asturian/aɾ#ACEPTARCategory:Rhymes:Asturian/aɾ/3 syllables#ACEPTAR
• Syllabification: a‧cep‧tar

Verb

aceptar (first-person singular indicative present acepto, past participle aceptáu)Category:Asturian lemmas#ACEPTARCategory:Asturian verbs#ACEPTARCategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#ACEPTARCategory:Pages with entries#ACEPTARCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACEPTAR

1. alternative form of aceutar

Alternative forms

• aceitar

Etymology

Learned borrowing from LatinCategory:Galician terms borrowed from Latin#ACEPTARCategory:Galician learned borrowings from Latin#ACEPTARCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#ACEPTAR acceptō, acceptāre (or from SpanishCategory:Galician terms borrowed from Spanish#ACEPTARCategory:Galician terms derived from Spanish#ACEPTAR aceptar).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɾCategory:Rhymes:Galician/aɾ#ACEPTARCategory:Rhymes:Galician/aɾ/3 syllables#ACEPTAR
• Hyphenation: a‧cep‧tar

Verb

aceptar (first-person singular present acepto, first-person singular preterite aceptei, past participle aceptado)Category:Galician lemmas#ACEPTARCategory:Galician verbs#ACEPTARCategory:Galician verbs ending in -ar#ACEPTARCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#ACEPTARCategory:Pages with entries#ACEPTARCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACEPTAR

1. to accept
2. to agree to

Further reading

• “aceptar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Etymology

Borrowed from EsperantoCategory:Ido terms borrowed from Esperanto#ACEPTARCategory:Ido terms derived from Esperanto#ACEPTAR akcepti, EnglishCategory:Ido terms borrowed from English#ACEPTARCategory:Ido terms derived from English#ACEPTAR accept, FrenchCategory:Ido terms borrowed from French#ACEPTARCategory:Ido terms derived from French#ACEPTAR accepter, GermanCategory:Ido terms borrowed from German#ACEPTARCategory:Ido terms derived from German#ACEPTAR akzeptieren, ItalianCategory:Ido terms borrowed from Italian#ACEPTARCategory:Ido terms derived from Italian#ACEPTAR accettare, RussianCategory:Ido terms borrowed from Russian#ACEPTARCategory:Ido terms derived from Russian#ACEPTAR акцептова́ть (akceptovátʹ), SpanishCategory:Ido terms borrowed from Spanish#ACEPTARCategory:Ido terms derived from Spanish#ACEPTAR aceptar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡sepˈtar/Category:Ido terms with IPA pronunciation#ACEPTAR

Verb

aceptar (present tense aceptas, past tense aceptis, future tense aceptos, imperative aceptez, conditional aceptus)Category:Ido lemmas#ACEPTARCategory:Ido verbs#ACEPTARCategory:Ido entries with incorrect language header#ACEPTARCategory:Pages with entries#ACEPTARCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACEPTAR

1. (transitiveCategory:Ido transitive verbs#ACEPTAR) to accept (something willingly, as a proposal, condition apology, challenge), receive (a guest)

   Antonym: refuzar

Conjugation

Conjugation of aceptar

		present		past		future
infinitive		aceptar		aceptir		aceptor
tense		aceptas		aceptis		aceptos
conditional		aceptus		—		—
imperative		aceptez		—		—
adjective active participle		aceptanta		aceptinta		aceptonta
adverbial active participle		aceptante		aceptinte		aceptonte
nominal active participle	singular	aceptanto		aceptinto		aceptonto
	plural	aceptanti		aceptinti		aceptonti
adjective passive participle		aceptata		aceptita		aceptota
adverbial passive participle		aceptate		aceptite		aceptote
nominal passive participle	singular	aceptato		aceptito		aceptoto
	plural	aceptati		aceptiti		aceptoti

Alternative forms

• acceptar (archaic)

Etymology

Re-Latinized from Old SpanishCategory:Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish#ACEPTAR acetar, from LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#ACEPTAR acceptāre. Cognate with English accept.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aθebˈtaɾ/ [a.θeβ̞ˈt̪aɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#ACEPTARCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ACEPTAR
• IPA^(key): /asebˈtaɾ/ [a.seβ̞ˈt̪aɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#ACEPTARCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ACEPTAR

• Audio (Colombia):

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  Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#ACEPTAR
• Rhymes: -aɾCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ#ACEPTARCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ/3 syllables#ACEPTAR
• Syllabification: a‧cep‧tar

Verb

aceptar (first-person singular present acepto, first-person singular preterite acepté, past participle aceptado)Category:Spanish lemmas#ACEPTARCategory:Spanish verbs#ACEPTARCategory:Spanish verbs ending in -ar#ACEPTARCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ACEPTARCategory:Pages with entries#ACEPTARCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ACEPTAR

1. (transitiveCategory:Spanish transitive verbs#ACEPTAR) to accept, to take up, to take up on

   Aceptan donativos. ― They accept donations.Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#ACEPTAR

   • 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.

     Category:Spanish terms with quotations#ACEPTAR

2. to agree

   Acepto venir. ― I agree to come.Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#ACEPTAR

3. to come to terms with

Further reading

• “aceptar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “aceptar”, in Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española [Thesaurus of the Historical Dictionaries of the Spanish Language], Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2021