received

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past tense and past participle of receive

received

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adjective

re·​ceived ri-ˈsēvd How to pronounce received (audio)
: generally accepted : common
… a healthy skepticism about received explanations …—B. K. Lewalski

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Adjective What was radical thinking in times past has become received wisdom today. traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children
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This is the creative logic of the algorithm, recording the received wisdom, the likes and dislikes, and spitting out more of the same. — David S. Wallace, New Yorker, 16 May 2026 Then in April, about 1,400 of the workers who chose to stay received layoff notices, which would have left roughly 200 workers. — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026 The received wisdom was that the Premier League would have three, possibly four, of its six representatives in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for received

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Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of received was in the 15th century

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“Received.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/received. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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