adj · neutral
acceptable
UK/əkˈseptəbl/US/əkˈsɛptəbəl/ac·CEPT·a·ble
Band 5-6speakingtask2
good enough in a particular situation; satisfactory
Examples
“Her behaviour at the meeting was not acceptable.”
“The results are within an acceptable range.”
“Is it acceptable to submit the homework late?”
Band 8 sentence
“While the plan is not ideal, it is acceptable given the budget constraints.”
Collocations
- socially acceptable
- acceptable level
- be acceptable to someone
Word family
accept vacceptance nacceptable adjacceptably adv
Common mistakes
This behaviour is not accept.→This behaviour is not acceptable.
It is acceptable to me.→It is acceptable to me.
Say it for a higher band
5fine→6tolerable→7+acceptable
Synonyms
tolerable
permissible
Easily confused
tolerable
“The heat was tolerable during the day.”
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