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accept | ok |

As verbs the difference between accept and ok

is that accept is to receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval while OK is to approve.

As adjectives the difference between accept and ok

is that accept is accepted while OK is all right, permitted.

As a noun OK is

endorsement; approval.

As an adverb OK is

satisfactorily, sufficiently well.

As an interjection OK is

used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.

As a proper noun OK is

acronym of Oklahoma,|lang=en a state of the United States of America.

accept

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
  • * (rfdate)
    • She accepted of a treat.
  • * (rfdate), Psalms 20:3
    • The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice.
  • To admit to a place or a group.
    • The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.
  • To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
    • I accept the fact that Christ lived.
  • To receive as adequate or satisfactory.
  • To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
    • I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
  • To endure patiently.
    • I accept my punishment.
  • (transitive, legal, business) To agree to pay.
  • To receive officially
    • to accept the report of a committee
  • To receive something willingly.
    • I accept .

    Synonyms

    * receive * take * withtake * admit

    Antonyms

    * reject * decline

    Derived terms

    * accepted * acceptedly * accepter * acceptive * accept a bill * accept person * accept service

    Related terms

    * acceptability * acceptable * acceptableness * acceptably * acceptance * acceptancy * acceptant * acceptation * acceptilation * acception * acceptor

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Accepted.
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), , V-ii
    • Pass our accept and peremptory answer.
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    ok

    English

    Etymology 1

    Of unclear origin. Wikipedia lists . it may be an abbreviation of a comical spelling of "all correct" as "orl korrect", such as first appeared in print in The Boston Morning Post on March 23, 1839, as part of a fad for similar fanciful abbreviations in the United States during the late 1830s.

    Alternative forms

    * , ok, okay

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • endorsement; approval
    • We can start as soon as we get the OK .
    Synonyms
    * (endorsement or approval) approval, endorsement, green light, thumbs up

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To approve.
    • I don't want to OK this amount of money.
  • (computing) To confirm by activating a button marked OK .
  • * 2001 , Mike Collins, Pro Tools: Practical Recording, Editing and Mixing for Music Production
    • Type a suitable name for your Marker and OK the dialogue box.
  • * 2008 , Martin Evening, Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers
    • When you OK the crop, the image size will be adjusted to match the front image resolution.
    Synonyms
    * approve * greenlight

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • all right, permitted
    • Do you think it's OK to stay here for the night?
  • satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional
    • The soup was OK , but the dessert was excellent.
  • in good health or a good emotional state
    • He's not feeling well now, but he should be OK after some rest.
    Synonyms
    * allowed, all right, permissible * (satisfactory) adequate, all right, not bad, satisfactory * (in good health or a good emotional state) fine, well
    Antonyms
    * forbidden * (satisfactory) bad, inadequate, poor, unsatisfactory * (in good health or a good emotional state) ill, poorly, sick, under the weather, unwell

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • satisfactorily, sufficiently well
    • The team did OK in the playoffs.
    Synonyms
    * (satisfactorily) adequately, satisfactorily
    Antonyms
    * (satisfactorily) badly, inadequately, poorly, unsatisfactorily

    Interjection

  • Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
    • I promise to give it back.'' Reply: ''OK .
    Let's meet again this afternoon.'' Reply: ''OK .
    Shut up!'' Reply: ''OK''', '''OK .
  • An utterance expressing exasperation, similar to ""
    • OK! I get it! Stop nagging me!
  • Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
    • OK , I'm thinking of a number...
    Synonyms
    * PPsense, acknowledgement or acceptance}} okey-dokey, okeh, okey; ; all right * (sentence introduction) now, now then

    Derived terms

    (term derived from OK) * okay * okey-dokey * * 'kay * m'kay * A-OK * kthxbye

    References

    * How 'OK' took over the world, Allan Metcalf, BBC News Magazine (2011 February 18) * The ‘O’ Word, Roy Blount, Jr., The New York Times Sunday Book Review (2010 November 19) * OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word , Allan Metcalf, Oxford University Press (2010) * '>citation * Allen Read, the Expert of 'O.K.,' Dies at 96, Douglas Martin, The New York Times Obituaries (2002 October 18) * What does "OK" stand for?, Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope (1985)

    See also

    * oll korrect * * *

    Etymology 2

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • a state of the United States of America.

    • Anagrams

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