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    receptive

    US /rɪˈsɛptɪv/

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    UK /rɪˈseptɪv/

    B2
    adj.AdjectiveBeing open to hearing and considering new ideas
    The employees found the new manager of the company very receptive and eager to hear their ideas

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    How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide

    10:12How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide
    • You also want to pay attention to the other person's body language for any clues about how receptive they are to what you're saying.

      You also want to pay attention to the other person's body language for any clues about how receptive they are to what you're saying.

    • language for any clues about how receptive

      language for any clues about how receptive

    A2

    How to Work with Someone You Can't Stand: The Harvard Business Review Guide

    08:20How to Work with Someone You Can't Stand: The Harvard Business Review Guide
    • However, if they are receptive, you can say something like, "I don't think we're working together as effectively as we could."

      However, if they are receptive, you can say something like, "I don't think we're working together as effectively as we could."

    B1

    How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants

    09:10How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants
    • In a 2012 blog post, Patrick Collison explained that when he and his brother approached Irish banks to discuss partnering and integrating Stripe's online payment system, the banks were not very receptive.

      In a 2012 blog post, Patrick Collison explained that when he and his brother approached Irish banks to discuss partnering and integrating Stripe's online payment system, the banks were not very receptive.

    • the banks were not very receptive.

      the banks were not very receptive.

    B1

    TOEIC Writing Tips: Writing an Opinion Essay

    09:30TOEIC Writing Tips: Writing an Opinion Essay
    • In the second paragraph, it says, "The other area in which young workers can educate older generations, although they may not always be receptive, is in matters of social movements and cultural shifts."

      In the second paragraph, it says, "The other area in which young workers can educate older generations, although they may not always be receptive, is in matters of social movements and cultural shifts."

    B1

    How Optical Illusions Work

    04:09How Optical Illusions Work
    • This makes sense since it's during the early years of life that our brains are highly receptive to environmental stimuli and capable of forming new neural connections at a rapid pace.

      This makes sense since it's during the early years of life that our brains are highly receptive to environmental stimuli and capable of forming new neural connections at a rapid pace.

    B1

    How to Tap Into Your Intuition and Manifest Your Dreams | Gabby Bernstein

    13:26How to Tap Into Your Intuition and Manifest Your Dreams | Gabby Bernstein
    • For me, it feels like a sensation of calm, a slowing down of my brain, a receptive way of being, rather than a, maybe if I'm in more of that get things done mode and that multitasker human Gabby mode, I will be distracted, I'll feel kind of tired.

      For me, it feels like a sensation of calm, a slowing down of my brain, a receptive way of being, rather than a, maybe if I'm in more of that get things done mode and that multitasker human Gabby mode, I will be distracted, I'll feel kind of tired.

    • For me, it feels like a sensation of calm, a slowing down of my brain, a receptive way of being, rather than a maybe if I'm in more of that get things done mode and that multitasker human Gabby mode, I will be distracted.

      For me, it feels like a sensation of calm, a slowing down of my brain, a receptive way of being, rather than a maybe if I'm in more of that get things done mode and that multitasker human Gabby mode, I will be distracted.

    B1

    Best State for Med School? ✅Your Greatest Chance of Acceptance

    08:55Best State for Med School? ✅Your Greatest Chance of Acceptance
    • You'll easily identify which out-of-state schools are most receptive to your application profile.

      You'll easily identify which out-of-state schools are most receptive to your application profile.

    B1

    feeling overwhelmed as a working mom | #1 key reason why - Linda Raynier

    11:56feeling overwhelmed as a working mom | #1 key reason why - Linda Raynier
    • They are very receptive to our energy.

      They are very receptive to our energy.

    A2

    What Serving 7 Years in Prison Taught Damon West About Communication

    45:11What Serving 7 Years in Prison Taught Damon West About Communication
    • And it's that you have to be receptive to all the messengers in life.

      And it's that you have to be receptive to all the messengers in life.

    • And that was one of the biggest things I learned when I was in prison, that by my service to these other guys around me, they became more receptive to a conversation with me.

      And that was one of the biggest things I learned when I was in prison, that by my service to these other guys around me, they became more receptive to a conversation with me.

    A2

    'School of Hard Knocks' founder reveals the 'biggest' lesson in business he has learned

    08:18'School of Hard Knocks' founder reveals the 'biggest' lesson in business he has learned
    • We moved to a city like Austin, Texas where entrepreneurship it was receptive people supported one another and that

      We moved to a city like Austin, Texas where entrepreneurship it was receptive people supported one another and that

    • But what we've learned is that you know, who's the most receptive to it is actually that like late 20s to mid 30s

      But what we've learned is that you know, who's the most receptive to it is actually that like late 20s to mid 30s

    A2