receive (rɪˈsiːv
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Definitions
verb (mainly tr)
- to take (something offered) into one's hand or possession
- to have (an honour, blessing, etc) bestowed
- to accept delivery or transmission of (a letter, telephone call, etc)
- to be informed of (news or information)
- to hear and consent to or acknowledge (an oath, confession, etc)
- (of a vessel or container) to take or hold (a substance, commodity, or certain amount)
- to support or sustain (the weight of something); bear
- to apprehend or perceive (ideas, etc)
- to experience, undergo, or meet with ⇒
to receive a crack on the skull
- (also intr) to be at home to (visitors)
- to greet or welcome (visitors or guests), esp in formal style
- to admit (a person) to a place, society, condition, etc ⇒
he was received into the priesthood
- to accept or acknowledge (a precept or principle) as true or valid
- to convert (incoming radio signals) into sounds, pictures, etc, by means of a receiver
- (also intr) tennis to play at the other end from the server; be required to return (service)
- (also intr) to partake of (the Christian Eucharist)
- (intr) mainly British to buy and sell stolen goods
Word Origin
C13: from Old French receivre , from Latin recipere to take back, from re- + capere to takeSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
get,
accept,
be given
pick up,
collect,
obtain,
acquire,
take,
derive,
be in receipt of accept delivery of reCv
=
experience,
suffer,
bear,
go through,
encounter,
meet with,
sustain,
undergo,
be subjected to reCv
= be informed of
hear,
learn,
discover,
be told
gather,
perceive,
find out about
apprehend,
be made aware of reCv
=
buy,
reCv
Usage examples
Even here in the morgue, the Wallaces and their kind received preferential treatment.
, AMAGANSETT (2004)Each piece of meat is received individually vacuum packed, ready to store in the'fridge or freezer.
Country Life (2004)She has just received the report, a spokesman for her Department said this weekend.
Irish Times (2002)This clawback is equivalent to all the grants received in the last five years in Regional Selective Assistance.
Glasgow Herald (2001)A muffled grunt from a head firmly buried in a pillow was the only response he received.
, FATAL STORM (2001)