Accede: meaning, definitions and examples

Suitable for formal or official situations, especially when agreeing to demands or requests often with some initial reluctance.

• After further negotiations, he acceded to the terms of the contract

General and most widely used term to express concurrence or the same opinion, suitable for both formal and informal settings.

• We all agreed to meet at 6 PM

Commonly used to indicate permission or approval, often in legal, medical, or formal contexts involving a right or authority.

• You need parental consent to go on the school trip

Used in situations where someone follows rules, requests, or directions from an authority, often implying a degree of obligation or submission.

• The company must comply with the new environmental regulations by the end of the year

Used to agree to a request or demand after initially resisting; often in a formal or official capacity.

• After much deliberation, the board decided to accede to the terms of the contract.
• The government refused to accede to the rebels' demands.

Implies assuming control or responsibility from someone else, often in a business or organizational context.

• When the CEO retired, his daughter took over the company.
• I will take over your duties while you are on vacation.

Applied when taking on a role, responsibility, or position, typically without being formally assigned; can also mean to suppose something.

• She will assume the role of project manager starting next week.
• I assume he will be arriving around 9 PM.

Used when receiving property, title, or traits from a predecessor, often after their death.

• He is expected to inherit a large fortune from his grandfather.
• She inherited her mother's eyes.