receptive
pronunciation
How to pronounce receptive in British English:
UK [rɪˈseptɪv]
How to pronounce receptive in American English:
US [rɪˈseptɪv]
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- Adjective:
- open to arguments, ideas, or change
- ready or willing to receive favorably
- of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
Word Origin
- receptive (adj.)
- 1540s, from Medieval Latin receptivus, from Latin recipere (see receive). Related: Receptivity.
Example
- 1. Is the new government receptive to such arguments ?
- 2. Are executives in some sectors more receptive to calls than others ?
- 3. But in order to feel satisfied , you must be in a receptive mental state .
- 4. Mr. wang at jiangsu was receptive .
- 5. But they have become markedly more receptive to almost all forms of gay rights .