Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index R received: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•ceived Pronunciation: (ri-sēvd'), [key] — adj. generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: received (Thesaurus) receive Received Pronunciation ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acronym Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language