Definitions for received
rɪˈsivdre·ceived

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. standard, receivedadjective

   conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

   "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)

2. receivedadjective

   widely accepted as true or worthy

   "a received moral idea"; "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. receivedadjective

   Generally accepted as correct or true

2. receivedadjective

   (by implication) Unchallenged axioms

   The recent revelation that East Anglia University's Climate Research Unit actively suppressed research findings contrary to the "received wisdom" of Global Warming, has severely damaged the credibility of the UN's IPCC predictions, which relied heavily on this institution's research findings.uE000146897uE001

Webster Dictionary(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Received

   of Receive

Editors Contribution(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. receivedverb

   Verb form of the word receive.

   They received their wedding documents they needed to sign for their wedding day.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'received' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #743

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'received' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1469

Anagrams for received »

1. deceiver

How to pronounce received?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say received in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of received in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of received in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of received in a Sentence

1. Jeff Regan:

   My biggest mistake was not getting Marilou Jones into memory care sooner, where Marilou Jones would have received more attention.

2. Sandy Shelby:

   There was no air conditioning. There was no water in any of the water buckets. The litter boxes had zero litter. It was just feces that was in them. Police and animal control officials initially received a call from neighbors complaining about the smell coming from the home. When they first arrived, authorities told FOX4 they found a van in the driveway filled with dogs. When officials arrived they said they found a van filled with dogs. ( FOX4 News) The van was not running. The windows were rolled up and just cracked a tiny little bit, there were 14 crates full of animals inside. Sandy Shelby said authorities are investigating whether the homeowner got the animals from various shelters with the intention of rescuing them. I think that people start out with good intentions, I really do.

3. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin:

   The driver failed to control the vehicle, several people were injured, who have already received the necessary assistance.

4. Donald Trump:

   Our Veterans are incredibly important and I'm proud to have the support of this coalition, especially in New Hampshire, where if I am elected I will build a full-service, first-class VA hospital to ensure all New Hampshire Veterans received the care they deserve.

5. David Grevemberg:

   The CGF can confirm that it has now officially received a proposal from Commonwealth Games India (CGI) to host a Commonwealth shooting event and potentially an archery event in India during 2022... the proposal will be reviewed and considered in January and February by the CGF and discussed with Birmingham 2022 Delivery Partners.

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