acceptableUK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ækˈsɛptəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ækˈsɛptəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ak sep′tə bəl)
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acceptable
You say that something is acceptable when it is satisfactory, or when people do not object to it. To my relief he found the article acceptable. Are we saying that violence is acceptable? You do not say that someone is ‘acceptable’ to do something. You say that they are willing to do it. Ed was quite willing to let us help him. Would you be willing to go to Berkhamsted? 'acceptable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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