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Quick definitions from WordNet (receive)
▸ verb: get something; come into possession of ("Receive payment")
▸ verb: have or give a reception
▸ verb: receive a specified treatment (abstract) ("These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation")
▸ verb: regard favorably or with disapproval ("Her new collection of poems was not well received")
▸ verb: accept as true or valid ("He received Christ")
▸ verb: partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
▸ verb: convert into sounds or pictures ("Receive the incoming radio signals")
▸ verb: express willingness to have in one's home or environs ("The community warmly received the refugees")
▸ verb: recieve (perceptual input)
▸ verb: of mental or physical states or experiences ("Receive injuries")
▸ verb: receive as a retribution or punishment
▸ verb: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
▸ verb: experience as a reaction
▸ Also see receiving
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▸ verb: get something; come into possession of ("Receive payment")
▸ verb: have or give a reception
▸ verb: receive a specified treatment (abstract) ("These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation")
▸ verb: regard favorably or with disapproval ("Her new collection of poems was not well received")
▸ verb: accept as true or valid ("He received Christ")
▸ verb: partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
▸ verb: convert into sounds or pictures ("Receive the incoming radio signals")
▸ verb: express willingness to have in one's home or environs ("The community warmly received the refugees")
▸ verb: recieve (perceptual input)
▸ verb: of mental or physical states or experiences ("Receive injuries")
▸ verb: receive as a retribution or punishment
▸ verb: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
▸ verb: experience as a reaction
▸ Also see receiving
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to receive
▸ Usage examples for receive
▸ Idioms related to receive (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near receive
▸ Rhymes of receive
▸ Invented words related to receive