accettano

Accettano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb accettare, meaning "they accept" or "they are accepting." It is used when the subject is plural and the action occurs in the present. Accettare is a regular verb of the -are conjugation.

In the present indicative, accettare follows the standard pattern: io accetto, tu accetti, lui/lei accetta, noi accettiamo, voi accettate, loro accettano. The word’s etymology traces to Medieval Latin acceptāre, from Latin acceptus (past participle of accipere), meaning "taken, received," with the shift in Italian to the sense of approving or accepting.

Usage and examples: accettano governs a direct object indicating what is accepted, such as a proposal, an invitation, terms, or conditions. It is commonly used in business, legal, and everyday contexts. Examples include: "I partecipanti accettano l'invito" (The participants accept the invitation). "I termini della proposta sono accettati dai soci" (The terms of the proposal are accepted by the members). "Le condizioni sono state accettate" (The conditions have been accepted). The phrase can appear in passive or periphrastic forms such as "vengono accettati" or "sono accettate" when the action is presented as completed or general.

See also: accettare, accettazione, accettabile.