1 Answer. If you want simply to confirm to your professor that you have received a message, well received conveys more than that. Well received, which is sometimes hyphenated, means that something has gotten a good reaction or has been viewed with approval.
How do you use well received?
Examples of 'well-received' in a sentence well-received
- He has written three well-received books. ...
- Mostly, it has been well-received. ...
- The appointment was well-received by the players. ...
- The quiz's comeback was well-received by viewers. ...
- But to come home and be well-received is fantastic.
What does it mean to say well received?
adjective (well received when postpositive) having been greeted or reviewed with approvalhis well-received books.
