receptive
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tɪv adjective
1.
having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
2.
able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc.: a receptive mind.
3.
willing or inclined to receive suggestions, offers, etc., with favor: a receptive listener.
5.
(in language learning) of or pertaining to the language skills of listening and reading (opposed to productive ).
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| —adj | |
| 1. | able to apprehend quickly |
| 2. | tending to receive new ideas or suggestions favourably |
| 3. | able to hold or receive |
| re'ceptively | |
| —adv | |
| receptivity | |
| —n | |
| re'ceptiveness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
To the receptive viewer they open whole worlds, dozens of characters, trapdoors of narrative surprise and revelation.
They are more fearful in general, making them more receptive to threatening aspects of the environment.
Our insecurities and fears, and need to belong, make us receptive to this exploitation.
But it can also make the uterine lining less receptive to a fertilized egg.
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