RECEIVED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does received mean? 

• RECEIVED (adjective)
  The adjective RECEIVED has 2 senses:

1. conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

2. widely accepted as true or worthy

  Familiarity information: RECEIVED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECEIVED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

Synonyms:

received; standard

Context example:

received standard English is sometimes called the King's English

Similar:

acceptable (judged to be in conformity with approved usage)

classical (of or relating to the languages used by ancient standard authors)

Domain category:

linguistics (the scientific study of language)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Widely accepted as true or worthy

Context example:

Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise

Similar:

conventional (following accepted customs and proprieties)

 Context examples 

A coded value specifying the kind of application received and processed.

(Government Funding Type Code, NCI Thesaurus)

"It is worth noting," Challenger continued, that our young friend has received an undoubted stab, while Lord John's coat could only have been torn by a bite.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Any process in which stromal cells secrete signaling molecules that are received by epithelial cells.

(Epithelial-Stromal Communication, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about how much pain relief an individual is receiving or has received from treatment or medication.

(How Much Relief Received from Treatment or Medication, NCI Thesaurus)

It received its NCI designation as a cancer center in 1986.

(Huntsman Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus)

In short, I began the process of ruining myself in the received style, like any other spoony.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

The lowest number in a previously accepted range of values as originally received or collected.

(Normal Range Lower Limit Original Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

"I received the first letter from Laurie, who didn't look as if he knew anything about it," began Meg, without looking up.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

He received it as a sign.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

A type of therapy in which lymphocytes from the blood of a donor are given to a patient who has already received a stem cell transplant from the same donor.

(Donor lymphocyte infusion, NCI Dictionary)