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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Receive \Re*ceive"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Received (r[-e]*s[=e]vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Receiving.]
     [OF. receveir, recevoir, F. recevoir, fr. L. recipere; pref.
     re- re- + capere to take, seize. See Capable, Heave, and
     cf. Receipt, Reception, Recipe.]
     1. To take, as something that is offered, given, committed,
        sent, paid, or the like; to accept; as, to receive money
        offered in payment of a debt; to receive a gift, a
        message, or a letter.
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              Receyven all in gree that God us sent. --Chaucer.
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     2. Hence: To gain the knowledge of; to take into the mind by
        assent to; to give admission to; to accept, as an opinion,
        notion, etc.; to embrace.
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              Our hearts receive your warnings.     --Shak.
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              The idea of solidity we receive by our touch.
                                                    --Locke.
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     3. To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the like; to give
        credence or acceptance to.
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              Many other things there be which they have received
              to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots. --Mark
                                                    vii. 4.
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     4. To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's
        house, presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a
        lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.
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              They kindled a fire, and received us every one.
                                                    --Acts xxviii.
                                                    2.
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     5. To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; to have
        capacity for; to be able to take in.
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              The brazen altar that was before the Lord was too
              little to receive the burnt offerings. --1 Kings
                                                    viii. 64.
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     6. To be affected by something; to suffer; to be subjected
        to; as, to receive pleasure or pain; to receive a wound or
        a blow; to receive damage.
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              Against his will he can receive no harm. --Milton.
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     7. To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen.
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     8. (Lawn Tennis) To bat back (the ball) when served.
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     Receiving ship, one on board of which newly recruited
        sailors are received, and kept till drafted for service.
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     Syn: To accept; take; allow; hold; retain; admit.
  
     Usage: Receive, Accept. To receive describes simply the
            act of taking. To accept denotes the taking with
            approval, or for the purposes for which a thing is
            offered. Thus, we receive a letter when it comes to
            hand; we receive news when it reaches us; we accept a
            present when it is offered; we accept an invitation to
            dine with a friend.
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                  Who, if we knew
                  What we receive, would either not accept
                  Life offered, or soon beg to lay it down.
                                                    --Milton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Receive \Re*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Received; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Receiving.] [OF. receiver, recevoir, F. recevoir,
     fr. L. recipere; pref. re- re- + capere to take, seize. See
     See Capable, Heave, and cf. Receipt, Reception,
     Recipe.]
     1. To take, as something that is offered, given, committed,
        sent, paid, or the like; to accept; as, to receive money
        offered in payment of a debt; to receive a gift, a
        message, or a letter.
  
              Receyven all in gree that God us sent. --Chaucer.
  
     2. Hence: To gain the knowledge of; to take into the mind by
        assent to; to give admission to; to accept, as an opinion,
        notion, etc.; to embrace.
  
              Our hearts receive your warnings.     --Shak.
  
              The idea of solidity we receives by our touch.
                                                    --Locke.
  
     3. To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the like; to give
        credence or acceptance to.
  
              Many other things there be which they have received
              to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots. --Mark
                                                    vii. 4.
  
     4. To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's
        house, presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a
        lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.
  
              They kindled a fire, and received us every one.
                                                    --Acts xxviii.
                                                    2.
  
     5. To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; to have
        capacity fro; to be able to take in.
  
              The brazen altar that was before the Lord was too
              little to receive the burnt offerings. --1 Kings
                                                    viii. 64.
  
     6. To be affected by something; to suffer; to be subjected
        to; as, to receive pleasure or pain; to receive a wound or
        a blow; to receive damage.
  
              Against his will he can receive no harm. --Milton.
  
     7. To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen.
  
     8. (Lawn Tennis) To bat back (the ball) when served.
  
     Receiving ship, one on board of which newly recruited
        sailors are received, and kept till drafted for service.
  
     Syn: To accept; take; allow; hold; retain; admit.
  
     Usage: Receive, Accept. To receive describes simply the
            act of taking. To accept denotes the taking with
            approval, or for the purposes for which a thing is
            offered. Thus, we receive a letter when it comes to
            hand; we receive news when it reaches us; we accept a
            present when it is offered; we accept an invitation to
            dine with a friend.
  
                  Who, if we knew What we receive, would either
                  not accept Life offered, or soon beg to lay it
                  down.                             --Milton.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  received
       adj 1: conforming to the established language usage of educated
              native speakers; "standard English" (American);
              "received standard English is sometimes called the
              King's English" (British) [syn: standard] [ant: nonstandard]
       2: widely accepted as true or worthy; "the accepted wisdom
          about old age"; "a received moral idea"; "Received
          political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"-
          Economist [syn: accepted]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  received
     Αγγλικά a.
     δεκτός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  received
     a.
     Generally accepted as correct or true.
     vb.
     (infl of en receive  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  received
     a.
     Generally accepted as correct or true.
     vb.
     (infl of en receive  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  received
     a.
     Generally accepted as correct or true.
     vb.
     (infl of en receive  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  received
     a.
     Generally accepted as correct or true.
     vb.
     (infl of en receive  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  received
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r eceive d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  received
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en receive ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb receive)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Received /ɹɪsˈiːvd/
  مستلم

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  received /ɹɪsˈiːvd/ 
  přijatý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  received /ɹɪsˈiːvd/
  přijal

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  received /ɹɪsˈiːvd/ 
  derbyniedig

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  received /ɹɪsˈiːvd/
   [formal] allgemein, verbreitet, gängig, vorherrschend, landläufig  [soc.]
        "the received opinion"  - die vorherrschende Meinung
        "The received opinion is that …"  - Nach gängiger Auffassung …
        "accept the received wisdom"  - die gängige/vorherrschende Lehrmeinung übernehmen
        "the received pronunciation of British English"  - die britische Standardaussprache des Englischen
        "the received text of the New Testament"  - der überlieferte Text des Neuen Testaments
           Note: prepositive