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.
(..) They call it "Divergent." You can't tell anyone about this. Not even your parents. As far as the world is concerned, you received an Abnegation result because that is what I manually entered. So what am I supposed to do at the choosing ceremony? I was supposed to learn what to do. (..)2014 Divergent