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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

received

/ɹəˈsivd/

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What does received mean?

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of receive

adjective

  1. Generally accepted as correct or true.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɹəˈsivd/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɹɪˈsivd//ɹiˈsivd/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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I had received many good lessons from them, and was still receiving them, and the thought of leaving them was painful indeed.
Frederick DouglassNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlaveProject Gutenberg ebook #23
From this chaotic skyful of crowding flakes the heath and moor momentarily received additional clothing, only to appear momentarily more naked thereby.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
More book examples (3)
It is even possible that the train of my ideas would never have received the fatal impulse that led to my ruin.
Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyFrankenstein; or, the modern prometheusProject Gutenberg ebook #84
In spite of my depression, I was almost amused at the coolness and delicate hauteur with which my sweet lover received me.
Anthony HopeThe prisoner of ZendaProject Gutenberg ebook #95
Doctor Manette received such patients here as his old reputation, and its revival in the floating whispers of his story, brought him.
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98