acceptar

Acceptar is a Catalan verb meaning to accept, to agree to, to receive willingly, or to admit. The form is regular for verbs ending in -ar. The word comes from Latin acceptare, from accipere “to take, receive,” and is cognate with the Spanish aceptar and the French accepter.

In present indicative, the conjugation is: jo accepto, tu acceptes, ell accepta, nosaltres acceptem, vosaltres accepteu, ells accepten. The verb forms past participle are acceptat, used with the auxiliary haver to form perfect tenses: he acceptat, has acceptat, ha acceptat, hem acceptat, heu acceptat, han acceptat. The imperfect is acceptava, and past actions are often expressed with periphrasis such as va/van + acceptar, rather than a single simple past form. The verb remains transitive and is typically followed by a direct object: una invitació, un acord, una condició.

Usage notes include its core sense of giving consent or acknowledgement, as in accepting an invitation, an agreement, or a claim. It can also carry the sense of admitting something as true, though in some contexts admetre may be preferred for “to admit.” Common collocations include acceptar una oferta, acceptar les normes, i acceptar les condicions. Related verbs include admetre (to admit) and consentir (to consent). Across regions where Catalan is spoken, including Catalunya, les Illes Balears, and parts of la Comunitat Valenciana, acceptar is widely used in both formal and informal contexts.