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US
/ɹəˈsivd, ɹiˈsivd, ɹɪˈsivd/
]
[ UK /ɹɪsˈiːvd/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪsˈiːvd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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widely accepted as true or worthy
Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise
a received moral idea -
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
standard English
received standard English is sometimes called the King's English
How To Use received In A Sentence
- He moved to Paris in 1767, and after a couple of years had become so popular that he received regular commissions to write two or three operas a year for various theatres.
- Patients received a conditioning regimen that consisted of total body irradiation (1375 cGy in 11 fractions) with partial lung shielding, thiotepa (10 mg/kg), cyclophosphamide (120 mg/kg), and rabbit antithymocyte globulin (1.5 mg/kg). EurekAlert! - Breaking News
- Thousands of animists joined the Church in 2000 and 1000 adult catechumens are scheduled to be received this Easter.
- Each casemate mounted a three-gun battery of either 100mm or 150mm, and the southern side received additional cover from a detached fort mounting three 100mm gun turrets. Steel Victory
- In addition, experimental flowers that matured a fruit (and therefore received a visit) had significantly larger corollas compared with corollas of flowers that did not initiate a fruit.
- Kind and tempting was the invitation to prolong my stay at the See House; enticing was the prospect offered me of a visit to a seigneurie on the Ottawa; and it was with very great reluctance that, after a sojourn of only one day, I left this abode of refinement and hospitality, and the valued friends who had received me with so much kindness, for a tedious journey to New The Englishwoman in America
- He received his award for service to the preservation and documentation of Australia's naval history and maritime heritage.
- The TV station has received a barrage of complaints about the amount of violence in the series.
- Incident energy: Total arc energy, both radiant and convective, that is actually received per unit area, in calories per square centimeter. CSE - Top Articles
- Entry forms for the forthcoming Community Games should have been received by now.