Received

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈsiːvd/
• Hyphenation: re + ceived

Verb

1. received

   (past of receive)

Full definition of received

Adjective

1. Generally accepted as correct or true
2. (by implication) Unchallenged axioms"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." Robin Wilkinson. Western Mail, Oct 30 2012.

Derived terms

• received wisdom
• well-received

Anagrams

• deceiver