received
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
How often you will meet it
Rank 525 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 37,330 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.018% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers also: standard standard Englishreceived standard English is sometimes called the King's English
- widely accepted as true or worthy a received moral ideaReceived political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise
received in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Two months later an answer was received.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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He seemed abundantly grateful for some unexplained benefits received from Ralph.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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He has received the strangest confidences: he has listened to the most astounding confessions.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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We waited a number of days, until Mrs. Waddy received a letter from him.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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Already, applications have been received from parties in Europe wishing to join the Excursion there.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1