Meaning
generally agreed upon or believed by many people
Primary Function
Adverb-past participle collocation for consensus
Communicative Purpose
To indicate common acceptance of a fact/idea
Pattern
widely accepted
Core Structure
widely accepted
Função primária
Adverb-past participle collocation for consensus
Propósito comunicativo
To indicate common acceptance of a fact/idea
Situações de gatilho
Scientific consensus, social norms, business practices
Contextos
Academic, professional, everyday
Padrão
widely accepted
Estrutura central
widely accepted
Slots de substituição
generally accepted, broadly accepted, commonly accepted
Colocados típicos
- view
- notion
- theory
- principle
- practice
- be
- become
Substituições comuns
- commonly held
- universally agreed
Erros comuns
'widely' spelled as 'wide'
Similar / contraste
commonly believed, generally acknowledged
Interferências
Not to confuse with the phrase ‘wide acceptance’; note spelling of ‘widely’.
Família do chunk
- universally acknowledged
- commonly held
- mainstream
Nuance
Indicates a majority view but does not imply unanimity or absolute certainty.
Efeito pragmático
Invokes authority and shared belief without attributing responsibility to any individual speaker.
Dica de memória
Recycling is now widely accepted.
Nota
This chunk is often used in academic and professional contexts to establish a fact without direct attribution. It is a neutral and formal way to present information that is generally agreed upon.
Upgrade path
many people agree → generally believed → widely accepted
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