accept (v.) / expect (v.) / except (conj.) / aspect (n.)AmE; BrE: /əkˈsept/ - /ıkˈspekt/ - /ıkˈsept/ - /ˈæspekt/Expect means to think or believe something will happen or somebody will do something:• Don't expect sympathy from me!• That's not the sort of behavior I expect of you!• The company expects to complete work in April.• I didn't expect him to stay so long.Except used before you mention the only thing or person which a statement is not true; apart from:• We work everyday except Sunday.• You can have any of the cakes except this one.• The office is open every day except Sundays.Accept means to take willingly something that is offered:• He asked me to marry him and I accepted.• Please accept our sincere apologies.• She's decided not to accept the job.Also means to agree to or approve of something:Accept means to decide that someone has the necessary skill or intelligence for a particular job, course etc or that a piece of work is good enough (≠ reject):• Students accepted by Stanford Law School had very high scores on the LSAT.• They have accepted him as the representative of the company.Aspect means a particular part or feature of a situation, an idea, a problem etc.; a way which it may be considered:• The book aims to cover all aspects of city life.• She felt she had looked at the problem from every aspect.• Dealing with people is the most important aspect of my work.
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