Collocations for "received"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "received" in context.
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receive
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- received [a letter, your message, a package]
- received [an email, a notification]
- received [a letter] from [Hawaii, your parents]
- receive an [order, payment]
- receive our [monthly, exclusive] [newsletter, deals]
- receive an award (for)
- receive a promotion
- receive [updates, instructions, news]
- receive [recognition, a commendation]
- received [high praise, positive reviews] (from)
- receive free [information, shipping]
- [should, will] receive it by [Monday]
- did not receive
- never received
- was received [broken, in good shape]
- received [late, early, on time]
- received [guests, visitors, the president]
- the [director, president] is ready to receive you
- receives and transmits [information, signals, messages]
- are you receiving me?
- receiving you loud and clear
- received into [the club, priesthood, parliament]
'received' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Thanksgiving
- accommodation
- advance
- aid
- alert
- allotment
- angry
- approval
- assurance
- authorization
- backing
- backlash
- badge
- ballot
- blessing
- bonus
- cash
- caution
- chemistry
- clarification
- clearance
- collateral
- compassionate
- compensation
- complaint
- compliment
- complimentary
- concurrent
- confirmation
- consent
- considerable
- counsel
- court
- credit
- criticism
- cruel
- cut
- degree
- disbelief
- discharge
- draft
- electric
- endorsement
- evaluation
- failed
- failing
- fax
- feedback
- fierce
- flurry