Received
//ɹɪˈsiːvd// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of receive form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Generally accepted as correct or true. not-comparable
"And therefore as though there were any feriation in nature or justitiums imaginable in professions, whose subject is natural, and under no intermissive, but constant way of mutation, this season is commonly termed the physician's vacation, and stands so received by most men."
Adjective
- 1 widely accepted as true or worthy wordnet
- 2 conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers wordnet
Example
More examples"I received your letter yesterday."
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