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Received   /rəsˈivd/  /rɪsˈivd/  /risˈivd/   Listen
Received

adjective
1.
Conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers.  Synonym: standard.  "Received standard English is sometimes called the King's English"  Antonym: nonstandard.
2.
Widely accepted as true or worthy.  "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"


Receive

verb
(past & past part. received; pres. part. receiving)
1.
Get something; come into possession of.  Synonym: have.  "Receive a gift" , "Receive letters from the front"
2.
Receive a specified treatment (abstract).  Synonyms: find, get, incur, obtain.  "His movie received a good review" , "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
3.
Register (perceptual input).  Synonym: pick up.
4.
Go through (mental or physical states or experiences).  Synonyms: experience, get, have.  "Experience vertigo" , "Get nauseous" , "Receive injuries" , "Have a feeling"
5.
Express willingness to have in one's home or environs.  Synonyms: invite, take in.
6.
Accept as true or valid.
7.
Bid welcome to; greet upon arrival.  Synonym: welcome.  Antonym: say farewell.
8.
Convert into sounds or pictures.
9.
Experience as a reaction.  Synonyms: encounter, meet.
10.
Have or give a reception.
11.
Receive as a retribution or punishment.  Synonym: get.
12.
Partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament.
13.
Regard favorably or with disapproval.



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"Received" Quotes from Famous Books



... [Wrentham] April 12, 1898. ...I am glad Mr. Keith is so well pleased with my progress. It is true that Algebra and Geometry are growing easier all the time, especially algebra; and I have just received books in raised print which ...
— Story of My Life • Helen Keller
... the sixth revolving year was run, And May within the Twins received the sun, 10 Were it by chance, or forceful destiny, Which forms in causes first whate'er shall be, Assisted by a friend, one moonless night, This Palamon from prison took his flight: A pleasant beverage he prepared before Of wine ...
— The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Vol II - With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes • John Dryden
... the National Game of America just as cricket is regarded as the national game in England. The game received its wide popularity directly after the Civil War by the soldiers who returned to all parts of the country and introduced the game that they had learned in camp. Almost every village and town has its ball team, in which the interest is general. It is not a game ...
— Outdoor Sports and Games • Claude H. Miller
... known far and wide, and its influence began to be felt in all quarters. The unfeeling drayman whose act of cruelty first gave rise to the organization was watched, then reported to police headquarters, from where he received a sound lecture because of various other ill-treatments of his horse, and after a time he began to see his own unkindness through the same spectacles as the "Animal Rescuers" viewed it, and within two months he became a considerate, ...
— The Shagganappi • E. Pauline Johnson
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— The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood • Arthur Griffiths


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