receptive
Capable of receiving somethingCapable of receiving something.
» Tom wasn't real receptive to the plan.
Meaning
5 sensesCapable of receiving something.
rezeptiv, empfangsbereit
восприимчивыйvospriimčivyj
Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.
receptive to the idea
The patient was receptive to her treatment.
aufnahmefähig, empfänglich
ready or willing to receive favorably
Ready for reproduction; fertile.
Of, affecting, or pertaining to the understanding of language rather than its expression.
receptive fluency
receptive aphasia
Of a female animal (especially a mammal): prepared to mate; in heat, in oestrus.
Examples
4 sentencesTom wasn't real receptive to the plan.
Let's build a receptive and tolerant society without discrimination or racism!
Sami was pretty receptive.
The Japanese are highly receptive to new ideas.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Late Middle English receptive, receptyue (“capable of receiving something; acting asFrom Late Middle English receptive, receptyue (“capable of receiving something; acting as a receptacle”), borrowed from Medieval Latin receptivus (“capable of receiving something”), from Latin receptus (“retaken, having been retaken; received, having been received”) + -īvus (suffix added to the perfect passive participial stems of verbs, forming a deverbal adjective meaning ‘doing; related to doing’). Receptus is the perfect passive participle of recipiō (“to regain possession, take back; to recapture; to receive; to accept, undertake”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘back, backwards; again’) + capiō (“to capture, catch, take; to take hold, take possession; to take on; to contain, hold; to occupy; to possess; to receive, take in; to comprehend, understand; to captivate, charm”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to hold; to seize”)).
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Forms
more receptive, most receptive| Comparative | more receptive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most receptive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- ready or willing to receive favorably:open
- of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system:centripetalsensory
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
46 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form