acceptés

Acceptés is the plural forms of the past participle of the French verb accepter. As an adjective, it describes something that has been received, approved, or agreed to, and it agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number. In compound verbal tenses, it appears as a participle in conjunction with auxiliary verbs, as in "Ils ont été acceptés" (they have been accepted).

Etymology and meaning stem from the Latin acceptus, the past participle of accipere, meaning to take, receive, or approve. The word entered French through Old and Middle French as accepter, with acceptés maintaining the sense of having been accepted or approved.

Usage and contexts vary. In education and administration, acceptés commonly refer to applications, candidates, or proposals that have been approved or admitted: "Les candidats acceptés au programme devront confirmer leur présence." In legal or formal contexts, acceptés can describe evidence, offers, or terms that are deemed valid or recognized: "la proposition acceptée par les parties." It is often contrasted with refusés (rejected) or admis (admitted in a more formal admissions sense), though acceptés remains widely understood in everyday language.

Related terms include accepter (to accept), acceptation (the act of accepting or the act of acceptance), and admis (admitted), which is frequently used in official admissions contexts. The word acceptés is versatile across domains such as education, business, and law, where it signals that something has met criteria or been approved.

See also: accepter, acceptation, admis, refusé.