- received
- received (adj.) mid-15c., "generally accepted as true or good," pp. adjective from RECEIVE (Cf. receive).
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received — received; un·received; … English syllables
received — index common (customary), popular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
received — [ri sēvd′] adj. accepted; considered as standard … English World dictionary
Received — Receive Re*ceive (r[ e]*s[=e]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Received} (r[ e]*s[=e]vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Receiving}.] [OF. receveir, recevoir, F. recevoir, fr. L. recipere; pref. re re + capere to take, seize. See {Capable}, {Heave}, and cf. {Receipt} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
received — [[t]rɪsi͟ːvd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n The received opinion about something or the received way of doing something is generally accepted by people as being correct. [FORMAL] He was among the first to question the received wisdom of the time... The… … English dictionary
received — adjective (only before noun) formal accepted or considered to be correct by most people: Sonntag s articles challenged received notions about photography. | received wisdom (=the opinions most people have about what is true): The received wisdom… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
received — adjective 1. conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers standard English (American) received standard English is sometimes called the King s English (British) • Syn: ↑standard • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
received — re|ceived [rıˈsi:vd] adj [only before noun] formal accepted or considered to be correct by most people received opinion/wisdom etc (=the opinion most people have) ▪ The received wisdom is that he will retire within the next year … Dictionary of contemporary English
received — adjective Date: 15th century generally accepted ; common < a healthy skepticism about received explanations B. K. Lewalski > … New Collegiate Dictionary
received — /ri seevd /, adj. generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea. [1400 50; late ME; see RECEIVE, ED2] * * * … Universalium
