received

Collocations

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ADJ.

all, blue, favourable, heavy, immediate, large, pink, present

She received immediate feedback from her manager about the project.

VERB + RECEIVED

died, film

The actor died after he received the award at the ceremony.

RECEIVED + NOUN

applause, bonus, criticism, diploma, dozens, letter, letters, lot

She received a letter from the university offering her a scholarship.

PREP.

after, from, in, with, with

She received a letter from her grandmother yesterday afternoon.

ADV.

warmly

The new manager was warmly received by all the staff on her first day.

Definitions

adj

1

Generally accepted as correct or true.

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.

The old saying goes that we should not judge a man until we have walked a mile in his shoes. As with so much received wisdom – from judging books by their covers to the relative exchange rate for birds in hands and bushes – this is of course rubbish.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — conforming to the established language usage of educated nat

standard

Antonyms

nonstandard

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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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 co

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02

The old saying goes that we should not judge a man until we have walked a mile in his shoes. As with so much received wisdom – from judging books by their covers to the relative exchange rate for bird

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03

I received your letter yesterday.

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04

I received a five hundred dollar advance on my pay.

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05

Each student received his diploma in turn.

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06

We received word of his death.

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