aanvaarden — meaning in English

English meaning

• accede verb To consent or agree (to a proposal or request); to yield.
• accept verb To agree to receive or take something that is offered.
• credence noun Acceptance of something as true or trustworthy, usually because there is evidence for it.

Senses

aanvaarden is used for these senses in English:

• accede (intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. [from 16th c.]
• accede (intransitive) To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position). [from 18th c.]
• accept (transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
• credence (obsolete) To give credence to; to believe.

accede — full definition

1. verb To consent or agree (to a proposal or request); to yield.
2. verb To take up an important position or role, such as a throne or title.
3. verb To formally join an agreement or a treaty.
4. verb To move toward or arrive at a place.

accept — full definition

1. verb To agree to receive or take something that is offered.
2. verb To acknowledge something as true or as a fact, even if reluctantly.
3. verb To approve of and include someone, such as in a group or institution.

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