# received

Pronunciation: say "ri-SEEVD" /ɹɪˈsiːvd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of receive. — simple past and past participle of receive
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of receive. Use this form for something that already happened, or after "have."
   - _He received an award for his years of service._
   - _The committee received hundreds of complaints last month._

## Adjective

2. Generally accepted as correct or true, as a matter of common opinion or tradition.
   - Simple: Accepted by most people as correct or true.
   - _The received view among historians is that the treaty triggered the conflict._
   - _She built her career by challenging the received wisdom of her field._

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