Accept, exceptand expect

Accept, exceptand expect

Commonly confused English words

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Definition & Meaning

to agree to take something that is offered to you

• to accept an invitation/offer
• to accept a job
• He won't accept advice from anyone.

to admit that something is true, often something unpleasant

• He refuses to accept that he's made a mistake.

to allow someone to join an organization or become part of a group

• She's been accepted by two universities.

Definition & Meaning

not including a particular fact, thing, or person

• The boat sails from Oban every day except Sunday.

• Everyone passed the exam except for Rory.

on any other condition than that : UNLESS

• except you repent

ONLY —often followed by that

• I would go except that it's too far

Definition & Meaning

to think that something will happen

• [ + to do sth ] He didn't expect to see me.
• [ + (that) ] I expect that she'll be very angry about this.

to think that someone should behave in a particular way or do a particular thing

• I expect punctuality from my students.
• [ + to do sth ] You will be expected to work some weekends.

used to show that you think that something is likely to be true

• "Will you be coming to the party?" "I expect so."

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ACCEPT /əkˈsept/

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💡 Memory tip: Think of the phrase "I accept your acceptance letter" both words are about receiving or agreeing

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EXCEPT /ɪkˈsept/

💡 Memory tip: EXCEPT contains "EX-" which means "out" or "outside"

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EXPECT /ɪkˈspekt/

💡 Memory tip: EXPECT = anticipate the future. Think about looking forward!

Practice Time | ACCEPT

to accept an award

to accept the fact that…

to accept the truth

принять тот факт, что…

принять правду

принимать награду

принимать кредитные карты

брать на себя ответственность

to accept help

to accept credit cards

принимать помощь

to accept responsibility

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Practice Time | EXCEPT

Тест был лёгким, за исключением задания 5.

Nobody came except me

The test was easy except for task 5

I eat everything except mushrooms

Никто не пришёл, кроме меня

Я ем всё, кроме грибов

Мы учимся каждый день, кроме воскресенья.

Мне нравится этот фильм, только он слишком длинный

We study every day except Sunday

I won’t go to the park except it stops raining

like this film except that it is too long

Я не пойду в парк, если не прекратится дождь

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Practice Time | EXPECT

Учитель ожидает усердной работы от всех учеников

Мы рассчитываем, что после встречи всё улучшится

She expects to be promoted soon

The teacher expects hard work from all students

We expect things to improve after the meeting

Она ожидает, что её скоро повысят

Мы ожидаем их в любую минуту

Она ждёт своего первого ребёнка в июле

We expect them any minute now

I expect he doesn’t know about the meeting

She is expecting her first child in July

Я полагаю, что он не знает о встрече

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Они исключили его имя из списка, потому что он опоздал

Они не принимают иностранную валюту

Она возразила вежливо, но твердо

Я бы присоединился, только у меня завтра тест

Я принял вызов прожить один день без телефона

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Ничего не изменится, если только ты не решишь действовать

Он признал тот факт, что его кот теперь хозяин дома

Музей освободил студентов от полной стоимости билета

Приложение не принимает файл, потому что он слишком большой

Я так жду летних каникул

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The museum excepted students from

paying the full price

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She excepted

politely but firmly

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I’m expecting

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The app won’t accept the file

because it’s too big.

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They don’t accept foreign

currency

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They excepted his name

from the list because he was late

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He accepted the fact

that his cat is now the boss of the house.

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I accepted the challenge

to live one day without my phone

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Nothing will change except

you decide to act

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I’d join you, except

I have a test tomorrow