What does received mean?
Word: Received
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Received means got or was given something. It is the past tense of receive.
Synonyms: got, accepted, obtained
Antonyms: gave
How do you spell received?
Syllables: re - ceived
Tricky part: This is the classic ei word: after c, e comes before i. Writing recieved is one of the most common spelling mistakes in English.
Watch out for: recieved, receved, receeved
Memory tip: Remember the rule 'i before e except after c'. Ceiling and receipt follow it too.
Received in a sentence
Example 1: Manav received a medal for his science project.
Example 2: Have you received my email about the class picnic?
Example 3: The new film was well received by audiences in Pune.
Fun Fact
Received Pronunciation, often shortened to RP, is the name given to a standard British accent once heard widely on BBC radio.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
r_ceiv_d
a) i, e
b) e, e
c) e, i
d) a, e
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b) e, e. The word opens with re and ends in ed, so both gaps take e.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word 'received' as used in the sentence:
The school received a box of new microscopes from a science trust in Bengaluru.
a) welcomed
b) sent
c) kept
d) collected
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b) sent. The school was on the getting end; the trust was the one that sent the box.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly and one is misspelt. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. received 2. delivered 3. posessed 4. acknowledged
a) took something to the person it was for
b) said that something was true or had arrived
c) got or was given something
d) owned or had something
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d) owned or had something. Possessed has two pairs of s's, poss-essed; the listed form has a single s in the first pair.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our class received a handwritten letter from a well-known sientist, and our teacher pinned it on the board for everyone to admire.
a) handwritten
b) sientist
c) admire
d) received
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b) sientist. The s sound at the start of scientist is written sc, as in science.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If a parcel is 'received with thanks', the person who got it ____.
a) wants to return it
b) is still waiting
c) is grateful for it
d) has not opened it
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c) is grateful for it
2. In tennis, the player receiving a serve must ____.
a) bounce it twice
b) stand at the net
c) return the ball
d) serve it again
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c) return the ball
