akseptere

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin acceptāre, present active infinitive of acceptō (take or receive willingly), from acceptus, perfect passive participle of accipiō (receive, accept), derived from ad (to, toward) + capiō (take). Compare with Norwegian Bokmål aksept, English accept and French accepter. Equivalent to aksept +‎ -ere.

Verb

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akseptere

  1. to accept, tolerate, agree to (see godta)
    Jeg kommer ikke til å akseptere at du farer frem slik.
    I will not tolerate you behaving like that.
    Så, hva sier du, aksepterer du tilbudet mitt?
    So, what do you say, do you accept my offer?
    • (Can we date this quote?), Dag Solstad, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Fotballen vet at den er kjedelig og aksepterer det. Heldigvis.
      Football knows it's boring and accepts it. Fortunately.
  2. (banking) to accept, honour; To agree to pay a certain sum of money.
    Han nektet å akseptere vekselen.
    He refused to honour / accept the bill.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin acceptāre, present active infinitive of acceptō (take or receive willingly), from acceptus, perfect passive participle of accipiō (receive, accept), derived from ad (to, toward) + capiō (take). Compare with aksept, English accept and French accepter. Equivalent to aksept +‎ -ere.

Verb

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akseptere (present tense aksepterer, past tense aksepterte, past participle akseptert, passive infinitive aksepterast, present participle aksepterande, imperative aksepter)

  1. to accept, tolerate, agree to (see godta)
    Eg kjem ikkje til å akseptere at du farar fram slik.
    I will not tolerate you behaving like that.
    Football knows it's boring and accepts it. Fortunately.
    Så, kva seier du, aksepterer du tilbodet mitt?
    So, what do you say, do you accept my offer?
  2. (banking) to accept, honour; To agree to pay a certain sum of money.
    Han nekta å akseptere vekselen.
    He refused to honour/accept the bill.

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