RECEIVE
/ɹɪˈsiːv/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14
Definition
- verb get something.
— synonyms: have
- verb receive a specified treatment (abstract).
— synonyms: get, find, obtain, incur
- verb register (perceptual input).
— synonyms: pick_up
- verb go through (mental or physical states or experiences).
— synonyms: experience, have, get
- verb express willingness to have in one's home or environs.
— synonyms: take_in, invite
- verb accept as true or valid.
- verb bid welcome to.
— synonyms: welcome
- verb convert into sounds or pictures.
- verb experience as a reaction.
— synonyms: meet, encounter
- verb have or give a reception.
- verb receive as a retribution or punishment.
— synonyms: get
- verb partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament.
- verb regard favorably or with disapproval.
Examples
- “She received many presents for her birthday.”
- “to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.”
- “I received a bloody nose from the collision.”
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