accept: 1. (verb) to take, to receive except: 1. (verb) to leave out, to exclude Which sentence contains correct word usage?
A raise was given to all employees accept the intern.
The school was happy to except all donations to support their programs.
Please except this as a token of my appreciation.
The restaurant will only accept deliveries through the back entrance.
"The restaurant will only accept deliveries through the back entrance" As said in the definition, this means that they will take/receive deliveries, only through the back entrance, which is the only one that uses the word properly.
