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

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.

From BBC

It is the realisation of this error that prompted Ms Rayner, shortly after having received the final tax law advice, to refer the matter to me on Wednesday 3 September.

From BBC

A 2024 review identified about 20 cases out of 1 million people who received the vaccine.

From Salon

Related Words

• accepted 
• acknowledged 
• collected 
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