accept that

idiom

: to consider (something) to be true

He was unwilling to accept that he could no longer play as he once had.

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Their original caseworker, and then her replacement, often sought to get Felecia alone, pressing her to accept that her husband was an abuser. —

Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2024 Until CEOs accept that inclusion is essential to their business, the proliferation of diverse perspectives is doomed to falter, further eroding employee trust. —

Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 All Iranian analysts accept this and most also accept that the last 14 months— since the October 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel—has been the worst year for the Axis of Resistance. —

Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 Her devoted readers seemed to blithely accept that her stories, with their grisly leitmotifs, were the product of a saintly lady who was making it all up, out of empathy. —

Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for accept that