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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReceived
/rɪˈsiːvd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Past tense of receive; to have been given or presented with something.
"She received a letter from her friend yesterday." - 2
To accept or acknowledge something.
"The proposal was received with enthusiasm by the committee."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'received' is derived from the Old French 'receivre', which comes from the Latin 'recipere', meaning 'to take back'. The term has evolved through Middle English, where it was used to denote the act of accepting or taking something that is given.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Received" is said worldwide
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reçu
Transliteration: rəsy
"Elle a reçu une lettre de son ami hier."
erhalten
Transliteration: ɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩
"Sie hat gestern einen Brief von ihrem Freund erhalten."
ricevuto
Transliteration: riˈtʃeːvuto
"Ha ricevuto una lettera dal suo amico ieri."
recibido
Transliteration: reθiˈβiðo
"Ella recibió una carta de su amigo ayer."
recebido
Transliteration: ʁe.seˈbi.du
"Ela recebeu uma carta do amigo ontem."
प्राप्त
Transliteration: praapt
"उसे कल अपने दोस्त से एक पत्र प्राप्त हुआ।"
收到
Transliteration: shōu dào
"她昨天收到了朋友的信。"
받은
Transliteration: badeun
"그녀는 어제 친구에게서 편지를 받았다."
受け取った
Transliteration: uketotta
"彼女は昨日友達から手紙を受け取った。"
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