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    receptive
    /rɪˈsɛptɪv/

    adjective

    • 1. willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas: "a receptive audience"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRECEPTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    RECEPTIVE definition: 1. willing to listen to and accept new ideas and suggestions: 2. relating to the ability to…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › receptiveReceptive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RECEPTIVE is able or inclined to receive; especially : open and responsive to ideas, impressions, or suggestions. How to use receptive in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › receptiveRECEPTIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc.: a receptive mind. willing or inclined to receive suggestions, offers, etc., with favor: a receptive listener. Synonyms: open, responsive, hospitable, amenable. of or relating to reception or receptors. a receptive end organ.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRECEPTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Someone who is receptive to new ideas or suggestions is prepared to consider them or accept them. The voters had seemed receptive to his ideas. [ + to] Do you think that there is any receptive audience for his remarks. Synonyms: open, sympathetic, favourable, amenable More Synonyms of receptive.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › receptiveReceptive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To be receptive is to be open to new ideas or change. If you’re responsive to other people’s suggestions and not set in your ways, then you’re not only receptive, but flexible. The adjective receptive actually comes from a Latin word that means receive.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › receptiveReceptive - definition of receptive by The Free Dictionary

    1. having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting. 2. able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc. 3. willing or inclined to receive suggestions, offers, etc. 4. of or pertaining to reception or receptors: a receptive end organ. 5. of or pertaining to the language skills of listening and reading.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRECEPTIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    RECEPTIVE definition: willing to think about and accept new ideas: . Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionreceptive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    receptive (to something) willing to listen to or to accept new ideas or suggestions synonym responsive She was always receptive to new ideas. He gave an impressive speech to a receptive audience.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRECEPTIVE - All you need to know about it - Collins Online...

    1. Someone who is receptive to new ideas or suggestions is prepared to consider them or accept them. [...] 2. If someone who is ill is receptive to treatment, they start to get better when they are given treatment. [...] More. Synonyms of 'receptive' • open, sympathetic, favourable [...] • responsive, sensitive [...]

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › receptivereceptive | meaning of receptive in Longman Dictionary of...

    receptive meaning, definition, what is receptive: willing to consider new ideas or listen ...: Learn more.