received

Definition

  • adjective: widely accepted
  • adjective: generally accepted
  • synonyms: christian, accepted, acclaimed

Examples

  • Her new book 'was' well/poorly 'received' by the critics. [=the critics liked/disliked her new book]

  • The ambassador 'received' [='greeted'] his guests as they arrived at the party.

  • What was radical thinking in times past has become 'received wisdom' today.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,l'm afraid Professor Dumbledore is not here. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,He received an urgent owl from the\NMinistry of Magic and left immediately for London. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,He's gone? Now?\NBut this is important! (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone