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Received vs Approved - What's the difference?

received | approved |

As verbs the difference between received and approved

is that received is (receive) while approved is (approve).

As adjectives the difference between received and approved

is that received is generally accepted as correct or true while approved is having received approval.

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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    approved

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having received approval.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (approve)