To respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance

• accede

  1. To arrive at or come into an office or dignity:
  2. To give one's consent, often at the insistence of another:
  3. To give assent; give in; agree (to)

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  1. To arrive at or come into an office or dignity:
  2. To give one's consent, often at the insistence of another:
  3. To give assent; give in; agree (to)

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• accept

  1. To receive a transplanted organ or tissue without immunological rejection.
  2. To answer affirmatively:
  3. To endure resignedly or patiently:

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  1. To receive a transplanted organ or tissue without immunological rejection.
  2. To answer affirmatively:
  3. To endure resignedly or patiently:

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• acquiesce

  1. To consent or comply passively or without protest:

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  1. To consent or comply passively or without protest:

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• agree

  1. To grant or acknowledge
  2. To express consent; concur:
  3. To consent or accede (to); say “yes”

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  1. To grant or acknowledge
  2. To express consent; concur:
  3. To consent or accede (to); say “yes”

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• assent

  1. To admit a thing as true.
  2. To express acceptance of an opinion, proposal, etc.; agree (to); concur
  3. To agree to, give approval.

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  1. To admit a thing as true.
  2. To express acceptance of an opinion, proposal, etc.; agree (to); concur
  3. To agree to, give approval.

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• consent

  1. To give permission, approval, or assent (to something proposed or requested) in opinion
  2. To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree:
  3. (Obs.) To agree

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  1. To give permission, approval, or assent (to something proposed or requested) in opinion
  2. To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree:
  3. (Obs.) To agree

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• subscribe

  1. To give support, sanction, or approval; consent or agree (to)
  2. To support; consent to; favor; sanction
  3. To write one's signature on (a document, etc.) as an indication of consent, approval, attestation, etc.

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  1. To give support, sanction, or approval; consent or agree (to)
  2. To support; consent to; favor; sanction
  3. To write one's signature on (a document, etc.) as an indication of consent, approval, attestation, etc.

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• yes

  1. To give an affirmative reply to.
  2. It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent.
  3. To say yes (to)

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  1. To give an affirmative reply to.
  2. It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent.
  3. To say yes (to)

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To sleep for a brief period.

• Also used with off: catnap

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• doze

  1. To sleep lightly or fitfully; nap; be half asleep
  2. To use a bulldozer; bulldoze.
  3. To spend (time) dozing or as if dozing:

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  1. To sleep lightly or fitfully; nap; be half asleep
  2. To use a bulldozer; bulldoze.
  3. To spend (time) dozing or as if dozing:

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• nap

  1. (Cooking) To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive)
  2. To sleep for a brief period, often during the day; doze.
  3. To doze or sleep lightly for a short time

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  1. (Cooking) To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive)
  2. To sleep for a brief period, often during the day; doze.
  3. To doze or sleep lightly for a short time

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• siesta

  1. (Intransitive) to take a siesta; to nap.

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  1. (Intransitive) to take a siesta; to nap.

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• snooze

  1. To take a brief sleep; nap; doze

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  1. To take a brief sleep; nap; doze

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An inclination of the head or body, as in greeting, consent, courtesy, submission, or worship

• bow

  1. Either of the sides of this front section:
  2. A stroke with such a bow
  3. The rower nearest the bow

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  1. Either of the sides of this front section:
  2. A stroke with such a bow
  3. The rower nearest the bow

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• curtsy

  1. Alternative spelling of curtsey.
  2. A gesture of respect or reverence made chiefly by women by bending the knees with one foot forward and lowering the body.

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  1. Alternative spelling of curtsey.
  2. A gesture of respect or reverence made chiefly by women by bending the knees with one foot forward and lowering the body.

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• genuflection

  1. The act of genuflecting

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  1. The act of genuflecting

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• kowtow

  1. The act of kneeling and touching the forehead to the ground.
  2. The act of kneeling and touching the ground with the forehead to show great deference, submissive respect, homage, etc., as formerly in China

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  1. The act of kneeling and touching the forehead to the ground.
  2. The act of kneeling and touching the ground with the forehead to show great deference, submissive respect, homage, etc., as formerly in China

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• obeisance

  1. The attitude shown by this; homage; deference
  2. A gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage.
  3. A gesture of respect or reverence, such as a bow or curtsy

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  1. The attitude shown by this; homage; deference
  2. A gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage.
  3. A gesture of respect or reverence, such as a bow or curtsy

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The act or process of accepting

• acceptance

  1. The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; especially, favorable reception; approval
  2. An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner.
  3. Belief in something; agreement; assent.

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  1. The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; especially, favorable reception; approval
  2. An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner.
  3. Belief in something; agreement; assent.

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• acquiescence

  1. (Law) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.
  2. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  3. The act of acquiescing; agreement or consent without protest

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  1. (Law) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.
  2. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  3. The act of acquiescing; agreement or consent without protest

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• agreement

  1. (Law) A properly executed and legally binding contract.
  2. Harmony of opinion; accord:
  3. An arrangement between parties, usually resulting from a discussion, regarding a course of action.

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  1. (Law) A properly executed and legally binding contract.
  2. Harmony of opinion; accord:
  3. An arrangement between parties, usually resulting from a discussion, regarding a course of action.

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• assent

  1. Agreement, act of agreeing
  2. Agreement; concurrence:
  3. Consent or agreement; concurrence

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  1. Agreement, act of agreeing
  2. Agreement; concurrence:
  3. Consent or agreement; concurrence

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• consent

  1. Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence.
  2. Agreement as to opinion or a course of action:
  3. Permission, approval, or assent; specif., informed consent

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  1. Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence.
  2. Agreement as to opinion or a course of action:
  3. Permission, approval, or assent; specif., informed consent

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• yes

  1. An affirmative vote or a person voting this way
  2. An affirmative or consenting reply.
  3. The act of saying yes; affirmative reply; agreement

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  1. An affirmative vote or a person voting this way
  2. An affirmative or consenting reply.
  3. The act of saying yes; affirmative reply; agreement

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• ok

  1. Acronym of Oklahoma, a state of the United States of America.
  2. Approval; agreement:
  3. Approval; endorsement

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  1. Acronym of Oklahoma, a state of the United States of America.
  2. Approval; agreement:
  3. Approval; endorsement

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A slight bow

• dip

  1. (--- Linguistics) A part of a phrase or sentence that is unstressed or less strongly stressed relative to surrounding words, as the words I and to in I have to go.
  2. (Physics) The deviation of a dip needle from the horizontal
  3. (Sports) A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered by bending the elbows until the chin reaches the level of the bars and then is raised by straightening the arms.

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  1. (--- Linguistics) A part of a phrase or sentence that is unstressed or less strongly stressed relative to surrounding words, as the words I and to in I have to go.
  2. (Physics) The deviation of a dip needle from the horizontal
  3. (Sports) A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered by bending the elbows until the chin reaches the level of the bars and then is raised by straightening the arms.

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• inclination

  1. Any action, practice, or thing, toward which one is inclined
  2. The extent or degree of incline from a horizontal or vertical position, course, etc.
  3. A deviation or the degree of deviation from the horizontal or vertical; a slant:

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  1. Any action, practice, or thing, toward which one is inclined
  2. The extent or degree of incline from a horizontal or vertical position, course, etc.
  3. A deviation or the degree of deviation from the horizontal or vertical; a slant:

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• greeting

  1. A message of regards from someone absent
  2. The act or words of a person who greets; salutation; welcome
  3. A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

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  1. A message of regards from someone absent
  2. The act or words of a person who greets; salutation; welcome
  3. A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

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*Approval; usually used with the

• acceptance

  1. An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner.
  2. The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; especially, favorable reception; approval
  3. Belief in something; agreement; assent.

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  1. An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner.
  2. The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; especially, favorable reception; approval
  3. Belief in something; agreement; assent.

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• affirmative answer

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• yes

  1. An affirmative or consenting reply.
  2. An affirmative vote or a person voting this way
  3. The act of saying yes; affirmative reply; agreement

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  1. An affirmative or consenting reply.
  2. An affirmative vote or a person voting this way
  3. The act of saying yes; affirmative reply; agreement

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To make a nodding movement

• assent

  1. To express acceptance of an opinion, proposal, etc.; agree (to); concur
  2. To admit a thing as true.
  3. To agree to, give approval.

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  1. To express acceptance of an opinion, proposal, etc.; agree (to); concur
  2. To admit a thing as true.
  3. To agree to, give approval.

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• agree

  1. To express consent; concur:
  2. To grant or acknowledge
  3. To consent or accede (to); say “yes”

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  1. To express consent; concur:
  2. To grant or acknowledge
  3. To consent or accede (to); say “yes”

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• sign

  1. To engage by written contract; sign on
  2. To mark with a sign, esp. with the sign of the cross, as in blessing
  3. (Now Rare) To indicate or express by a sign; signal

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  1. To engage by written contract; sign on
  2. To mark with a sign, esp. with the sign of the cross, as in blessing
  3. (Now Rare) To indicate or express by a sign; signal

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• signal

  1. To make known or communicate (information) by signals
  2. To cause an effect in (a cell) by the release of a chemical, such as a neurotransmitter or hormone.

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  1. To make known or communicate (information) by signals
  2. To cause an effect in (a cell) by the release of a chemical, such as a neurotransmitter or hormone.

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• greet

  1. To meet, receive, address, or acknowledge (a person, utterance, or event) in a specified way
  2. To come or appear to; meet
  3. To speak or write to with expressions of friendliness, respect, pleasure, etc., as in meeting or by letter; hail; welcome

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  1. To meet, receive, address, or acknowledge (a person, utterance, or event) in a specified way
  2. To come or appear to; meet
  3. To speak or write to with expressions of friendliness, respect, pleasure, etc., as in meeting or by letter; hail; welcome

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• salaam

  1. To greet with a salaam
  2. To make a salaam
  3. To greet with or perform a salaam.

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  1. To greet with a salaam
  2. To make a salaam
  3. To greet with or perform a salaam.

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• bend

  1. To force (an object) into a curved or crooked form, or (back) to its original form, by turning, pulling, pressing, etc.
  2. To assume a curved, crooked, or angular form or direction:
  3. To cause to have a fixed purpose; determine

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  1. To force (an object) into a curved or crooked form, or (back) to its original form, by turning, pulling, pressing, etc.
  2. To assume a curved, crooked, or angular form or direction:
  3. To cause to have a fixed purpose; determine

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• curtsy

  1. To make a curtsy

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  1. To make a curtsy

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• incline the head

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• acquiesce

  1. To consent or comply passively or without protest:

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  1. To consent or comply passively or without protest:

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• consent

  1. To give permission, approval, or assent (to something proposed or requested) in opinion
  2. (Obs.) To agree
  3. To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree:

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  1. To give permission, approval, or assent (to something proposed or requested) in opinion
  2. (Obs.) To agree
  3. To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree:

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• respond

  1. To say in answer; reply
  2. To give as a reply; answer.
  3. To act in return or in answer:

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  1. To say in answer; reply
  2. To give as a reply; answer.
  3. To act in return or in answer:

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• fall-in-with

  1. To meet with (something).
  2. To join (a group of people).
  3. To accept (a set of generally agreed rules, or a suggestion).

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  1. To meet with (something).
  2. To join (a group of people).
  3. To accept (a set of generally agreed rules, or a suggestion).

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• concur

  1. To occur at the same time; happen together; coincide
  2. To be of the same opinion; agree:
  3. To combine in bringing something about; act together:

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  1. To occur at the same time; happen together; coincide
  2. To be of the same opinion; agree:
  3. To combine in bringing something about; act together:

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• acknowledge

  1. To admit the existence or truth of:
  2. (Law) To admit or affirm as genuine; certify in legal form
  3. (Law) To accept or certify as legally binding:

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  1. To admit the existence or truth of:
  2. (Law) To admit or affirm as genuine; certify in legal form
  3. (Law) To accept or certify as legally binding:

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• recognize

  1. To acknowledge the existence, validity, authority, or genuineness of
  2. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
  3. To accept as a fact; admit; accept

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  1. To acknowledge the existence, validity, authority, or genuineness of
  2. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
  3. To accept as a fact; admit; accept

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To become sleepy or inattentive

• drowse

  1. (Rare) To make sleepy or sluggish
  2. To be half-asleep:
  3. To pass (time) by drowsing.

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  1. (Rare) To make sleepy or sluggish
  2. To be half-asleep:
  3. To pass (time) by drowsing.

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• nap

  1. To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather)
  2. To sleep for a brief period, often during the day; doze.
  3. To doze or sleep lightly for a short time

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  1. To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather)
  2. To sleep for a brief period, often during the day; doze.
  3. To doze or sleep lightly for a short time

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• drift

  1. To be carried along by circumstances; go along aimlessly
  2. To be carried along by currents of air or water:
  3. To move easily or gradually away from a set position

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  1. To be carried along by circumstances; go along aimlessly
  2. To be carried along by currents of air or water:
  3. To move easily or gradually away from a set position

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• drift-off

  1. (Intransitive, idiomatic) to lose concentration
  2. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To fall asleep.

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  1. (Intransitive, idiomatic) to lose concentration
  2. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To fall asleep.

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