ac·cept·a·ble

(ăk-sĕp′tə-bəl)

adj.

1. Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory: an acceptable excuse; acceptable behavior. See Synonyms at sufficient.

2. Satisfactory but not superior; passable: The restaurant was acceptable but did not live up to its reputation. See Synonyms at average.

ac·cept′a·bil′i·ty, ac·cept′a·ble·ness n.

ac·cept′a·bly adv.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adv.

acceptably - in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner; "she plays tennis tolerably"

so-so, tolerably

intolerably, unacceptably - to an unacceptable degree; "The percentage of lead in our drinking water is unacceptably high"

Translations

بِصُورَة مَقْبُولَة

přijatelně

acceptabelt

akzeptabel

elfogadhatóan

bærilega, nægjanlega

akseptabelt

prijateľne

kabul edilebilecek düzeyde/şekilde

可接受地

acceptably

[əkˈseptəblɪ] ADV

1. (= in the accepted manner) [behave, phrase] → de manera aceptable

2. (= satisfactorily) [play, sing] → razonablemente bien
inflation is now acceptably low → la inflación es ahora lo suficientemente baja

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acceptably

[əkˈsɛptəbli] adv

(= suitably) [behave] → comme il faut

(= adequately) [perform] → convenablement

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acceptably

adv

(= properly) behave, treat → anständig, korrekt

(= sufficiently) acceptably accurate/safe → ausreichend or hinlänglich genau/sicher; noise levels were acceptably low → der Lärmpegel war erträglich

(= adequately) → akzeptabel, angemessen

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accept

(əkˈsept) verb

1. to take (something offered). He accepted the gift.

2. to believe in, agree to or acknowledge. We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.

acˈceptable adjective

1. satisfactory. The decision should be acceptable to most people.

2. pleasing. a very acceptable gift.

acˈceptably adverb

acˈceptance noun

We have had few acceptances to our invitation.

acˈcepted adjective

generally recognized. It is an accepted fact that the world is round.