Generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct.
he wasn't handsome in the accepted sense
the accepted consensus within the church
Example sentencesExamples
Typically, any article about the model contains hypocritical comments about her not being the accepted standard of beauty.
In the US, the widely accepted rule is that if your front (porch) light is on, you're welcome to trick-or-treaters at your door, and you'll have candy.
It's a commonly accepted practice that government contracts should go to the lowest bidder.
Graber is now questioning other universally accepted truths.
Cohabitation was still frowned upon, illegitimate births a stigma and the nuclear family the accepted way of doing things.
There was a time when "gaol" was the accepted spelling in Australia.
Liddell & Scott's Greek Lexicon is a universally accepted standard among scholars.
The McKinsey study also confirms the widely accepted belief that price is important, and only when electric cars get closer to the price of comparable gasoline cars will there be a true mass market for them.
Dexter contradicted all the accepted norms of TV drama.
Technically, the title of this collection includes something of a misnomer since none of the works on the disc is a quintet in the accepted sense of the word.
The health of all Americans could benefit from the use of de-identified data to meet widely accepted public health objectives.
Mediation and negotiation are the commonly accepted ways to settle disputes.
Many listeners are, rightly, suspicious of free jazz as a refuge for those who simply cannnot "play" in the accepted sense.
Definition of accepted in US English:
accepted
adjectiveəkˈsɛptədəkˈseptəd
Generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct.
he wasn't handsome in the accepted sense
the accepted consensus within the church
Example sentencesExamples
Mediation and negotiation are the commonly accepted ways to settle disputes.
Liddell & Scott's Greek Lexicon is a universally accepted standard among scholars.
Many listeners are, rightly, suspicious of free jazz as a refuge for those who simply cannnot "play" in the accepted sense.
Technically, the title of this collection includes something of a misnomer since none of the works on the disc is a quintet in the accepted sense of the word.
Cohabitation was still frowned upon, illegitimate births a stigma and the nuclear family the accepted way of doing things.
Graber is now questioning other universally accepted truths.
In the US, the widely accepted rule is that if your front (porch) light is on, you're welcome to trick-or-treaters at your door, and you'll have candy.
The health of all Americans could benefit from the use of de-identified data to meet widely accepted public health objectives.
It's a commonly accepted practice that government contracts should go to the lowest bidder.
The McKinsey study also confirms the widely accepted belief that price is important, and only when electric cars get closer to the price of comparable gasoline cars will there be a true mass market for them.
Dexter contradicted all the accepted norms of TV drama.
There was a time when "gaol" was the accepted spelling in Australia.
Typically, any article about the model contains hypocritical comments about her not being the accepted standard of beauty.