Acceptable əkˈseptəbl Socially Children Learn Perfectly People Good

• children must learn socially acceptable behaviour.
• it is perfectly acceptable for you as an employee to say no.
• for this course a pass in english at grade b is acceptable.
• air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.

acceptable

1. agreed or approved of by most people in a society
• Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour.
• It is perfectly acceptable for you as an employee to say no.

Extra Examples

• Are all political groups equally acceptable?
• These actions cannot be considered remotely acceptable in a civilized society.
• This crosses the boundaries of acceptable conduct.
• a grammatically acceptable sentence
• socially acceptable terminology
• Children have to learn what is acceptable behaviour and what is not.
• Divorce is much more socially acceptable than it used to be.
• It's just not acceptable to keep people locked up for so long without trial.
• We need laws that are morally acceptable as well as effective.
2. that somebody agrees is of a good enough standard or allowed
• For this course a pass in English at grade B is acceptable.
• Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.
• We want a political solution that is acceptable to all parties.
• It is possible to find a solution that is acceptable to both sides.

Extra Examples

• Most people found the drink's taste to be highly acceptable.
• Her breeding and background made her eminently acceptable in royal circles.
• Yogurt is a perfectly acceptable substitute for cream in cooking.
• a compromise that is acceptable to both sides
• an attempt to make the reforms acceptable to both sides
• the only national newspaper even remotely acceptable to the left wing
• We must come up with a solution that our customers will find acceptable.
• If you think their offer is acceptable, we'll carry on with the sale.
3. not very good but good enough
• OPPOSITE unacceptable
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• The food was acceptable, but no more.
• Inspectors found that teaching standards were acceptable, but could be improved.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin acceptabilis, from acceptare, frequentative of accipere ‘take something to oneself’, from ad- ‘to’ + capere ‘take’.