Accept and Ignore

Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.

Ignore and accept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ignore" instead a verb "Accept".

Ignore

Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

Accept and ignore are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Ignore".

Nearby Words: ignorance, ignoring

Common collocations

people accept people ignore people
request accept request ignore request
call accept call ignore call
death accept death ignore death
Other words: fact, way, rule, story, existence, feelings, orders, consequences, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • The intro to the original game contains an implication (that the game is basically a kid making his toys "fight") that you can either accept or ignore — whichever is more fun.
    Source: Rule of Fun
  • The Four Loves The whosoever believes part is there to illustrate that our love is conditional, we can choose to accept or ignore this sacrifice through our free will.
  • The Grinder Nearly everyone in town is so star-struck by former actor Dean Sanderson, they ignore or accept his antics — except for his brother Stewart, who tries in vain to get anyone to realize that everything Dean says is nonsense.
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