received

[ri-seevd]

adjective

1. generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard.

   a received moral idea.

received

/ rɪˈsiːvd /

adjective

1. generally accepted or believed

   received wisdom

Other Word Forms

• well-received adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of received¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; receive + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Each time she received the ball, Carpenter was not afraid to take on Greenwood and provided countless opportunities with her direct approach and dangerous deliveries into the box.

From BBC

Ms Lanuszka had no history of conduct problems and had not received any warnings, he said.

From BBC

Less than three years after joining the “Post,” Oliphant received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for an illustration of Ho Chi Minh carrying the body of a dead Vietnamese man.

From Salon

The Capital Investment Fund, issued by the Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh government, received 68 applications.

From BBC

The duchess was received into the Catholic church by the then Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Basil Hume.

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Related Words

• accepted 
• acknowledged 
• collected 
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