Definition of RECEIVED

received

Verb

  • get something; come into possession of
  • receive a specified treatment (abstract)
    • "His movie received a good review"
  • register (perceptual input)
  • go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
  • express willingness to have in one's home or environs
    • "The community warmly received the refugees"
  • accept as true or valid
    • "He received Christ"
  • bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
  • convert into sounds or pictures
  • experience as a reaction
  • have or give a reception
  • receive as a retribution or punishment
  • partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
  • regard favorably or with disapproval
    • "Her new collection of poems was not well received"
  • simple past and past participle of receive

Adjective

  • conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; (American); (British)
    • "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English"

Adjective Satellite

  • widely accepted as true or worthy; ; - Economist
    • "a received moral idea"
    • "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"

Adj

  • Generally accepted as correct or true.

Synonyms

encounter, experience, find, get, have, incur, invite, meet, obtain, pick up, receive, standard, take in, welcome

Antonyms

nonstandard, say farewell

Scrabble Score: 14

received: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
received: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
received: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

received: valid Words With Friends Word