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received

re·ceived
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-seevd]
    • /rɪˈsivd/
    • /rɪˈsiːvd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-seevd]
    • /rɪˈsivd/

Definitions of received word

  • adjective received generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea. 1
  • verb with object received to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts. 1
  • verb with object received to have (something) bestowed, conferred, etc.: to receive an honorary degree. 1
  • verb with object received to have delivered or brought to one: to receive a letter. 1
  • verb with object received to get or be informed of: to receive instructions; to receive news. 1
  • verb with object received to be burdened with; sustain: to receive a heavy load. 1

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Origin of received

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at receive, -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Received

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

received popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

received usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for received

adj received

  • accepted — Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
  • all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
  • canonical — If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have.
  • card-carrying — A card-carrying member of a particular group or political party is an official member of that group or party, rather than someone who supports it.
  • conscripted — enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service

noun received

  • acquisition — If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.
  • annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
  • winnings — Plural form of winning.

verb received

  • apperceived — Simple past tense and past participle of apperceive.
  • copped — to catch; nab.
  • got — a simple past tense and past participle of get.
  • grossed — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
  • highballed — Simple past tense and past participle of highball.

adjective received

  • banqueted — Simple past tense and past participle of banquet.
  • earned — Simple past tense and past participle of earn.
  • entertained — Simple past tense and past participle of entertain.
  • gotten — a past participle of get.
  • obtained — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.

Antonyms for received

verb received

  • addressed — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
  • appropriated — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
  • chose — Chose is the past tense of choose.
  • choused — Simple past tense and past participle of chouse.
  • clasped — a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing: a clasp for paper money; a clasp on a necklace.

adjective received

  • delivered — to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients: to deliver mail; to deliver a package.
  • disbursed — Pay out (money from a fund).

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