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受け入れる
ukeireru
Description
「受け入れる」は、人や物、意見などを断らないで、自分の所やこころの中に入れることです。
"受け入れる" means to accept people, things, opinions, etc., without refusing, and to bring them into oneself or one's mind.
新しい考えや現実を「そうだ」と思ってみとめる時にもよく使います。
It is also often used when you acknowledge new ideas or realities as true.
Meanings
受け入れるukeireru
to accept; to take in (people, things)
この学校は外国の学生を受け入れています。
This school accepts foreign students.
受け入れるukeireru
to accept; to agree to (an idea or request)
私は彼の意見を受け入れました。
I accepted his opinion.
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Notes
- Etymology
受け (from 受ける, to receive) + 入れる (to put in) = to take something in.
- Nuance
broader than 受け取る (physically receive); 受け入れる often means mentally accepting ideas or people.
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