received
5
4.5
- adjective
- /rɪˈsiːvd/
- Her presentation on climate change was well received by the audience at the conference.
Examples
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Obviously, I think it would be well received by the audience.
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But this isn't, as far as I'm aware, the received view anymore.
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The ones I just mentioned are well known and well received in television.
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That was not well received in these areas at all.
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And actually, this proved very well received today.
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I was really the youngest around and I was very well received in our little group.
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Yeah, it was well received by the enthusiast crowd.
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Sing out the last received text message like you're in a musical.
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So that's a that's a lovely thing that has been received so well.
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I'd say the wasn't very well received from the Brit to the British government.
Synonyms
171
4.2
Known and accepted because it has existed for a long time
64
1.3
Approved and considered correct by most people in a group
12
3.6
Accepted as true and not doubted
8
3.5
Accepted by others as true or real
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The time on Earth when a signal from space arrives, usually given in UTC
How Accepted
3
7.9
171
4.2
64
1.3
5
4.5
12
5.1
490
5.0
67
2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Received comes from the verb receive, from Latin meaning 'to take in' or 'to accept'. So a 'received' idea is one people have 'taken in' and agree with, which is why 'received wisdom' means a belief most people accept.