accepting
adjective
acĀ·ceptĀ·ing
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Definition of accepting
1
: able or willing to accept something or someone : inclined to regard something or someone with acceptance rather than with hostility or fear
—often + of I had become more accepting of death as an inevitable and natural part of life ā¦— Nigel Farndalem
2
: tending to regard different types of people and ways of life with tolerance and acceptance
His parents are very accepting people.
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Examples of accepting in a Sentence
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Miguel Rosales came to California in the 1950s and found a more accepting home in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles. — Esmeralda Bermudez, Los Angeles Times, "Their U.S. roots date back centuries, but these Latinos still wonder if itās enough to belong," 16 Aug. 2019 But employers shouldn't rely solely on policies and training to make their work culture more accepting. — Julia Carpenter, CNN, "Nearly half of LGBTQ Americans haven't come out at work," 27 June 2019 Callie is a very accepting person, as you guys see in The Fosters. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, ""Good Trouble"'s Cierra Ramirez and Tommy Martinez Get Real About Working With Noah Centineo, Bisexual Representation, and Whatās Next for The āFostersā Spin-Off," 10 Jan. 2019 This roundup gives onlookers a glimpse into a fashion industry that is slowly but surely working to create a more accepting and diverse environment for everyone, regardless of their physical appearance. — Darrel Hunter, Teen Vogue, "Street Style Diversity at PFW," 30 Sep. 2018 Outside of Tuesday's event for the Suns, Collins works with the league to create a more accepting environment. — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, "Jason Collins headlines panel as Phoenix Suns host team's first Pride Night," 3 Apr. 2018 The authors also considered a Gallup index that measured how accepting countries are of migrants. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "UN Report Finds Finland Is the Happiest Country in the World," 16 Mar. 2018 But if there's a more attractive or accepting alternative to feed from, a mosquito may move on to that someone or something instead. — Anchorage Daily News, "Mosquitoes can smell people who swat and choose a safer target, study suggests," 30 Jan. 2018 But if thereās a more attractive or accepting alternative to feed from, a mosquito may move on to that someone or something instead. — Joanna Klein, New York Times, "Swatting at Mosquitoes May Help You Avoid Bites, Even if You Miss," 25 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'accepting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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