No. 3,215 in French
reçues
"Reçues" means "received."
In a sentence
Les lettres reçues hier étaient pleines de bonnes nouvelles.
The letters received yesterday were full of good news.
Here, "reçues" (received) serves as a past participle in the feminine plural form, agreeing with the plural feminine noun "lettres."
Elle a lu toutes les idées reçues sur ce sujet pour se préparer.
She read all the preconceived ideas on this subject to prepare herself.
In this sentence, "reçues" (preconceived or literally received) is used as an adjective, modifying the noun "idées," which is feminine plural.
Les justifications qu'ils ont reçues semblent raisonnables.
The justifications they received seem reasonable.
Here, "reçues" is the past participle of the verb "recevoir," agreeing with the feminine plural noun "justifications."
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