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Discover LudwigThe phrase "accepting a gift" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the act of receiving a present or offering gratitude for a gift.
Example: "She was hesitant about accepting a gift from someone she barely knew."
Alternatives: "receiving a present" or "taking a gift."
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"You ARE a woman, aren't you?" To a woman in Kenya in 1984, after accepting a gift.
Love is this project of accepting a gift, cultivating a heritage, assuming another's fate as one's own.
Its terrain includes such areas as the legality of accepting a gift, outside employment and the use of public office.
The Philippines angered China this year by accepting a gift of naval vessels from Japan and by supporting Japan's plans to strengthen its military.
We'll discuss, as we did last year, assorted mannerly basics and the graceful way of accepting a gift, should one be given.
A new wave of news then followed when Mr. Richards was accused for improperly accepting a gift (the hunt, with guides and dogs) worth thousands of dollars.
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BRAND BETRAYAL I accepted a gift from my insurance agent.
In Leonardo's Adoration, he reaches out to accept a gift as if accepting his fate.
Bashir said that was the only time he had accepted a gift from Saddam.
He was also not permitted to accept a gift of his replica jersey from a friend.
Refusal to accept a gift may be seen as refusal of social relations and may lead to enmity.
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