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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Joe Biden still covered Pompeo's security detail, even though Pompeo initially refused to accept that Biden had won the 2020 election and was an outspoken critic of the former president's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 This week might not be the easiest time for people to accept that generosity, but please keep that generosity in your heart for three months, six months, even a year. —

The Deadline Team, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 What fire managers can do First, everyone can accept that firefighters can’t and shouldn’t put out every low-risk wildfire. —

Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025 While most of us accept that artificial intelligence isn’t going to take over the world just yet, there’s a growing recognition that businesses and their employees are going to have to adapt their skills pretty swiftly. —

David Morel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for accept that