received

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

verbadjectivere · ceived

Remember: “I before E, except after C”—reCEIved has EI because it comes after C.

Yes, it's received. The tricky part is -ceiv-: it’s spelled C + EIV (received), not -ciev- or -ceive- with IE.

Definitions

  1. verbPast tense and past participle of receive; got or accepted something that was given, sent, or paid.
  2. adjectiveGenerally accepted as true or correct; widely acknowledged.

Examples

  • “I received a letter from my cousin yesterday.”
  • “The school received new computers for the library.”
  • “It is a received fact that water freezes at 32°F (0°C) at sea level.”

Synonyms

gotacceptedobtainedcollectedtook in

Antonyms

sentgave

Translations

ES recibidoPT recebidoFR reçu

Common misspellings

recievedrecevedreceevedreceivdreceievedreceeivedreceviedreceivved

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