received
/ɹɪˈsiːvd/
Dictionary
verb
- To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
"She received many presents for her birthday."
- To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
- To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
"to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc."
- To incur (an injury).
"I received a bloody nose from the collision."
- To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
- To detect a signal from a transmitter.
- To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
- To accept into the mind; to understand.
adjective
- Generally accepted as correct or true.
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