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The definition of receptive is someone who is open and willing to receive something or to hear or learn something new.

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An example of someone who would be described as receptive is a person who is open and willing to hear a new idea.
An example of someone who would be described as receptive is an audience of people who are willing to welcome a speaker and listen with an open mind.

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See receptive in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

receiving or tending to receive, take in, admit, or contain
inclined to the favorable reception of a request, suggestion, etc.
able or ready to receive new ideas
of reception or receptors

Origin: ML receptivus < L receptus: see receipt

Related Forms:

receptively adverb
receptiveness noun or receptivity

See receptive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Capable of or qualified for receiving.
Ready or willing to receive favorably: receptive to their proposals.
Linguistics Of or relating to the skills of listening and reading.

Related Forms:

re·cepˈtive·ly adverb

re·cepˈtive·ness, reˌcep·tivˈi·ty noun

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