Definition of "received" []

• Having been accepted as true or worthy: "Received political wisdom says not. Surveys show otherwise” ( Economist). (adjective)

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• "Paul Silva, the picture editor of the Daily Mail, said that the title received up to 400 images of her daily, because photographers snap her whenever she leaves home."
• "Five years back, the label received a track from this Benin-based band, and fell in love."
• "The term received an improved and more noble signification in the times of chivalry, when the desire to please manifested itself in feats of arms, and personal conflict."