simple past tense and past participle of receive
"She received a lovely birthday gift from her grandmother yesterday."
In plain English: To receive something means to get it when someone gives it to you.
"She received a letter from her cousin yesterday."
widely accepted as true or worthy
"a received moral idea"
"Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"
Generally accepted as correct or true.
"The scientific community has received the new theory, given that it aligns perfectly with decades of observational data."
In plain English: Received means something that is accepted as true or correct by most people.
"The received wisdom that exercise is good for you has been challenged by new studies."
Usage: Use "received" to describe information, opinions, or facts that are generally regarded as accurate by the public or experts. This adjective often appears in phrases like "widely received wisdom" to indicate consensus without implying absolute proof.
Received is the past tense of receive, derived from Old French receivre (to take back), which combines re- (again) and ceivre (from Latin capere, to seize). Its original meaning was literally to take something again or into one's possession.