δέχομαι — meaning in English

English meaning

• accept verb To agree to receive or take something that is offered.
• receive verb To be given, sent, or handed something.

Senses

δέχομαι is used for these senses in English:

• accept (transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
• receive (transitive, dated) To take, as something that is offered; to accept.

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.

receive — full definition

1. verb To be given, sent, or handed something.
2. verb To welcome guests or visitors formally.
3. verb To pick up a broadcast or transmitted signal.
4. verb To take goods knowing they were stolen.

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