receptive
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4.5
- adjective
- /rɪˈsɛptɪv/
- To summarize, children had a higher risk of being a late bloomer when they displayed receptive vocabulary delay at 18 months and when their mothers were older.
- receptive vocabulary
- receptive language
- receptive and expressive
Examples
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The children showed significant growth in their English receptive vocabulary and Spanish receptive vocabulary as measured by raw scores on the PPVT-III and TVIP across multiple time points.
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ASSET is a test of receptive and expressive semantic abilities in preschool and early elementary children.
Academic text (2004) -
And then when we sandwiched it like that, you were more receptive to the red.
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Her face was narrow, receptive; her neck long on sloping shoulders.
Fiction book (2000) -
High initial Spanish receptive vocabulary was associated with greater growth in English receptive vocabulary and decelerated growth in Spanish receptive vocabulary.
Academic text (2014) -
In contrast, children who had higher receptive language scores were more likely to be victimized by peers than children with lower scores.
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Results: The ELLs' average predicted standard score on an English receptive vocabulary at kindergarten was nearly 2 SDs below the mean for monolingual peers.
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The top of the pistil is called the stigma, which is a sticky surface receptive to pollen.
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Even with light rain and overcast conditions, the fairways remained fast and the greens were more receptive.
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The concentration of anandamide changes as the uterus becomes more receptive to embryo implantation.
Synonyms
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3.4
Able to soak up liquid easily
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4.6
Able to go into a material through its surface, for example skin or fabric
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6.8
Able to take in liquids or energy, like a sponge
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9.2
Able to absorb or break down material in body tissues
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition where a person speaks in long sentences that do not make sense and cannot understand speech or writing
How Absorbent
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2.2
9
3.4
2
4.5
6
3.4
1
3.6
4
6.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
receptive = receive (transparent) = recept + ive
The sense 'able to absorb or take up (liquid)' follows directly from the notion of 'receiving' something plus the productive suffix '-ive'.
Etymology
Receptive comes from the Latin word recipere meaning 'to take' and is related to receive. A receptive material 'takes' in liquids like a sponge, so it easily absorbs water or dye.