received Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb get something; come into possession of
   receive; have.
   
   • receive payment
   • receive a gift
   • receive letters from the front
2. verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
   receive; incur; obtain; find; get.
   
   • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
   • His movie received a good review
   • I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
3. verb register (perceptual input)
   receive; pick up.
   
   • pick up a signal
4. verb go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
   receive; have; experience; get.
   
   • get an idea
   • experience vertigo
   • get nauseous
   • receive injuries
   • have a feeling
5. verb express willingness to have in one's home or environs
   receive; invite; take in.
   
   • The community warmly received the refugees
6. verb accept as true or valid
   receive.
   
   • He received Christ
7. verb bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
   receive; welcome.
   
8. verb convert into sounds or pictures
   receive.
   
   • receive the incoming radio signals
9. verb experience as a reaction
   receive; meet; encounter.
   
   • My proposal met with much opposition
10. verb have or give a reception
    receive.
    
    • The lady is receiving Sunday morning
11. verb receive as a retribution or punishment
    receive; get.
    
    • He got 5 years in prison
12. verb partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
    receive.
    
13. verb regard favorably or with disapproval
    receive.
    
    • Her new collection of poems was not well received
14. adjective conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
    standard.
    
    • standard English" (American)
    • received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)
15. adjective satellite widely accepted as true or worthy; surveys show otherwise"- Economist
    
    • a received moral idea
    • Received political wisdom says not

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