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Accepted vs Received - What's the difference?

accepted | received |

As verbs the difference between accepted and received

is that accepted is past tense of accept while received is past tense of receive.

As adjectives the difference between accepted and received

is that accepted is generally approved, believed, or recognized while received is generally accepted as correct or true.

accepted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (accept)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Generally approved, believed, or recognized.

    • received

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (receive)

    • Adjective

    (-) the received (knowledge, wisdom, opinion, story, information)
  • Generally accepted as correct or true
  • (by implication) Unchallenged axioms
  • :"The old saying goes that we should not judge a man until we have walked a mile in his shoes. As with so much received wisdom – from judging books by their covers to the relative exchange rate for birds in hands and bushes – this is of course rubbish." Robin Wilkinson. Western Mail, Oct 30 2012.

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    Derived terms

    * received wisdom * well-received

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