acceptable

intermediateB1

/əkˈsɛptəbl/ · ac-cept-a-ble

satisfactory or agreeable to the taste or mind.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

satisfactory or agreeable to the taste or mind.

وہ چیز جو ذائقے یا ذہن کے لئے تسلی بخش یا قابل قبول ہو۔

قابل قبول

qabil qubool

Formal: قابل تسلیم

Synonyms

tolerablesatisfactoryagreeableبرداشت کرنے کے قابلمناسبمعقول

Antonyms

unacceptableunsatisfactoryinadmissibleناقابل قبولغیر تسلی بخشنامنظور

Common Collocations

  • acceptable behavior
  • acceptable standards
  • acceptable risk

Example Sentences

The proposal was considered acceptable by the committee.

یہ تجویز کمیٹی کے ذریعہ قابل قبول سمجھی گئی۔

Yeh tajwez committee ke zariye qabil qubool samjhi gayi.

His performance was not acceptable to the standards of the company.

اس کی کارکردگی کمپنی کے معیار کے لئے قابل قبول نہیں تھی۔

Us ki karkardagi company ke maayaar ke liye qabil qubool nahin thi.

We need to find an acceptable solution to this problem.

ہمیں اس مسئلے کا ایک قابل قبول حل تلاش کرنے کی ضرورت ہے۔

Humein is maslay ka aik qabil qubool hal talash karne ki zaroorat hai.

Easily Confused With

except:Accept means to agree to something, while except means to exclude something.

Word Family

accept
verbقبول کرنا
acceptance
nounقبولیت
accepted
adjectiveقبول شدہ

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'acceptable' as 'able to be accepted'.

Imagine someone giving a thumbs up to denote agreement.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

دولتِ عشق سے ہوں جس کی عیش و آرائش، اسے گزرتی کی طرف میرا لحاظ رہے گا۔

Daulat-e-ishq se hun jis ki aish o aaraish, Usay guzarti ki taraf mera lehaaz rahe ga.

One who is rich in love's wealth and elegance, will keep my regard towards their passing.

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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

ہر چمکنے والی چیز سونا نہیں ہوتی۔

Har chamakne wali cheez sona nahin hoti.

Not everything that glitters is gold.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "acceptabilis" — worthy of acceptance

First known use: 15th century

The word has evolved through Middle English from the Old French 'acceptable', which transitioned from Latin.