generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
Origin of received
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at receive, -ed2
Related formswell-re·ceived, adjective
receive
[ri-seev]
verb (used with object),re·ceived,re·ceiv·ing.
to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
to have (something) bestowed, conferred, etc.: to receive an honorary degree.
to have delivered or brought to one: to receive a letter.
to get or be informed of: to receive instructions; to receive news.
to be burdened with; sustain: to receive a heavy load.
to hold, bear, or contain: The nut receives a bolt and a washer. The plaster receives the impression of the mold.
to take into the mind; apprehend mentally: to receive an idea.
to accept from another by hearing or listening: A priest received his confession.
to meet with; experience: to receive attention.
to suffer the injury of: He received a terrific blow on the forehead.
to be at home to (visitors): They received their neighbors on Sunday.
to greet or welcome (guests, visitors, etc.) upon arriving: They received us at the front door.
to admit (a person) to a place: The butler received him and asked him to wait in the drawing room.
to admit into an organization, membership, etc.: to receive someone into the group.
to accept as authoritative, valid, true, or approved: a principle universally received.
to react to in the manner specified: to receive a proposal with contempt; She received the job offer with joy.
verb (used without object),re·ceived,re·ceiv·ing.
to receive something.
to receive visitors or guests.
Radio. to convert incoming electromagnetic waves into the original signal.
to receive the Eucharist: He receives every Sunday.
Origin of receive
1250–1300;Middle Englishreceven < Old North Frenchreceivre < Latinrecipere, equivalent to re-re- + -cipere, combining form of capere to take
Related formsin·ter·re·ceive, verb (used with object),in·ter·re·ceived,in·ter·re·ceiv·ing.non·re·ceiv·ing, adjectivepre·re·ceive, verb (used with object),pre·re·ceived,pre·re·ceiv·ing.un·re·ceiv·ing, adjective
"generally accepted as true or good," mid-15c., past participle adjective from receive. Thomas Browne called such notions receptaries (1646).
receive
v.
c.1300, from Old North French receivre (Old French recoivre) "seize, take hold of, pick up; welcome, accept," from Latin recipere "regain, take back, bring back, carry back, recover; take to oneself, take in, admit," from re- "back," though the exact sense here is obscure (see re-) + -cipere, comb. form of capere "to take" (see capable). Radio and (later) television sense is attested from 1908. Related: Received; receiving.
