RECEIVE

/ɹɪˈsiːv/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. verb get something. — synonyms: have
  2. verb receive a specified treatment (abstract). — synonyms: get, find, obtain, incur
  3. verb register (perceptual input). — synonyms: pick_up
  4. verb go through (mental or physical states or experiences). — synonyms: experience, have, get
  5. verb express willingness to have in one's home or environs. — synonyms: take_in, invite
  6. verb accept as true or valid.
  7. verb bid welcome to. — synonyms: welcome
  8. verb convert into sounds or pictures.
  9. verb experience as a reaction. — synonyms: meet, encounter
  10. verb have or give a reception.
  11. verb receive as a retribution or punishment. — synonyms: get
  12. verb partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament.
  13. 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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