( linguistics) conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; " standard English" ( American); " received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" ( British)

I afterwards discovered that they never received them. – The Mistress of Bonaventure by Harold Bindloss

That was the answer they received to carry back to the sick man. – The Thing from the Lake by Eleanor M. Ingram

I never received one. – Vane of the Timberlands by Harold Bindloss

Those left behind, received the sad news in silence. – The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry by Samuel H. Fletcher

Of course, he was received. – Brazilian Sketches by T. B. Ray