aceitos

Aceitos is the masculine plural form of the Portuguese adjective aceito, meaning "accepted" or "agreed upon." It also functions as the past participle of the verb aceitar when used with auxiliary verbs to form compound tenses (for example, foram aceitos). The feminine singular form is aceita, the feminine plural aceitas, and the forms follow standard gender-number agreement.

Etymology and related forms: Aceitos derives from Latin acceptus, meaning "received" or "approved," through the evolution of Portuguese aceito. Related forms include aceitação (acceptance) and aceitável (acceptable). Antonyms include recusados or rejeitados.

Usage: As an adjective, aceitos describes terms, proposals, or items that have been approved or agreed to. Examples: "os termos aceitos pelo acordo" (the terms accepted by the agreement), "as propostas aceitas pelo conselho" (the proposals accepted by the council). In verb tenses, aceitos appears in perfect or passive constructions: "os documentos foram aceitos" (the documents were accepted), "tem sido aceitos" (has been accepted). It is primarily used to indicate formal or official approval in contexts such as contracts, regulatory decisions, and institutional proceedings.

Notes: The word is not typically used as a standalone noun in standard Portuguese; its primary function is as an adjective or past participle. For noun-related concepts, speakers commonly use aceitação (acceptance) or termos aceitos in a phrasal sense.

See also: Aceitar; Aceitação; Aceitável.