accettare

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /at.t͡ʃetˈta.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ac‧cet‧tà‧re

Etymology 1

    Learned borrowing from Latin acceptāre.

    Verb

    accettàre (first-person singular present accètto, first-person singular past historic accettài, past participle accettàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

    1. to accept, to admit
    2. to go along with
    Conjugation
    Descendants
    • Franco-Provençal: accèptar

    References

    • accettare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Etymology 2

    From accetta (hatchet) +‎ -are.

    Verb

    accettàre (first-person singular present accétto, first-person singular past historic accettài, past participle accettàto, auxiliary avére) (rare, transitive)

    1. to cut with a hatchet, to hatchet
    Conjugation

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