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previously think so: People are beginning to accept the idea that higher taxes may be necessary. + that The judge accepted that Carter had not intended to harm anyone.

agree fa'grii/ [и I] to accept that a plan or suggestion is good, especially when you have the power to decide whether it will be allowed to happen: I spoke to my boss yesterday about postponing the meeting, and she agreed.

+ to We want to have a big party, but / don't think my parents will agree to it. + tKat Everyone agreed that Dave should play at the school concert.

welcome /'welbm/ [u T) to think that a plan, suggestion, or decision is very good, and eagerly accept it: Mos/ companies have welcomed the idea of job-sharing.

be warmly welcomed These new proposals were warmly welcomed by the German Chancellor.

to accept a situation which you do not like

accept /эк sept/ (u T] to accept a situation which you do not like but you cannot change: There's nothing we can do - we have to accept the voters' decision. + that Local people have reluctantly accepted that the airport will have to be extended.

put up with. Stk ,put др wifi (sth)/ [phrasaf verb T] to accept an annoying situation or someone's annoying behaviour, without trying to stop it or change it: / don't know how you put up with all this noise day after day. I You see what I have to put up with - the kids never stop quarrelling.

tolerate /чЫэгеиЦ'Ш:-/ [v T] to accept an

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to officially accept a new law or proposal

pass /pa:s|pЈcs/ [u T] if a parliament or

unpleasant situation, without trying to change it: For years the workers have had to tolerate low wages and terrible working conditions. I I don't know why his mother tolerates his behaviour.

Tolerate js more formal than put up with sth

live with sth /'i,v wid (sth)/ [phrasa/

verb T] to accept an unpleasant situation as a permanent part of your life which you cannot change: You have to learn to live with stress. I We don't really like the new system, but I suppose well just have to live with it.

be resigned to sth /ы; n'zamd tu: (sth)/

to realize that you must accept an unpleasant situation, because you cannot prevent it or avoid it: Joe is resigned to the fact that he will miss tomorrow's big race. I Pat knew her husband wasn't coming back and she was resigned to being alone.

make the best of it / meik оэ best av

и i informal to accept a situation that you do not like, and try to enjoy it or make it less bad: The school isn't the one I really wanted to go to, but I suppose I'll just have to make the best of it.

similar group passes a law or proposal, the members vote to accept it: The State Assembly passed a law which banned smoking in public places. I The bill was passed by 191 votes to 50.

approve /a'pruiv/ [i> T] to officially accept something that has been planned to happen: The Medical Research Council said it could not approve the use of the new drug. I The deal has already been approved by shareholders.

approval /э¹ pruiv^l/ [n U) when a suggestion or plan is officially accepted: The parking proposals have been given the mayor's approval. (=he has approved them)

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damage

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accident / aeks^d^nt/ [n C] when someone

gets hurt or something gets damaged,

without anyone intending them to be: Jim was rushed to the hospital after an accident at work.

have an accident She had an accident while she was playing basketball and broke her arm.

serious accident The park is now closed following a serious accident last week, riding/climbing/skiing etc accident

Greg has been unable to walk since he was injured in a riding accident.

in а саг, train, plane etc

/fcksjdmt/ [n C] when a car, train etc hits an object, a person, or another vehicle: The accident was caused by someone driving too fasthave an accident Sue won't be able to

come tonight - she had an accident on

the way home.

bad/serious accident There are delays on the main road into town following a

serious accident.

road/car accident Road accidents are the biggest cause of death among young people.

crash jkr&ji [n C] an accident in which a

car, plane, train etc hits something and is badly damaged or destroyed: Wearing a seat belt can save your life in a crash. plane/train/car crash Her husband died in a plane crash in 1990.

have a crash/be in a crash (-in а саг) He was in a car crash last шеек.

crash /kracj/ [v I/T] to have an accident in a car, train etc by hitting something: The plane crashed just after take off. ; Prost lost control on the first bend and crashed. I Someone stole my car and crashed it.

+ into The truck skidded across the rood before crashing into a wall.

^^ Don't say 'crash with something'. Say crash into something

0 an extremely bad

accident when people are killed

disaster /drzaiste'l-'zss-/ \n C] an

extremely bad accident in which a lot ol people are ki:!ed: The Zeebrugge fern, disoster. in which a ship carrying hundreds of people sank was one of the worst in recenty history. I Could your hospitals cope with a major disaster like a train crash?

natural disaster (^caused by wind, rain, or other natural forces) Natura/ disasters such as earthquakes are common in this part of the world.

catastrophe btjestrafi In C) a terrible

event that causes death, damage, and destruction over a very large area: The destruction of the ozone layer could lead to an environmental catastrophe. I fears of a possible nuclear catastrophe

ACCIDENTALLY

when you do something that you did not intend to do

wreck (гску' |n C] amc.rican an accident involving a car, plane, train etc; The wreck caused a 5-mile traffic jam.

collision /Ь'i,vn/ [п C] an accident in

which two or more cars, planes etc hit each other while

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