Meaning & Definition of Receive in English
English⟶
Receive
/rəsiv/
verb
1. Get something
- Come into possession of
- "Receive payment"
- "Receive a gift"
- "Receive letters from the front"
synonym:
- receive,
- have
2. Receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"
- "His movie received a good review"
- "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
synonym:
- receive,
- get,
- find,
- obtain,
- incur
3. Register (perceptual input)
- "Pick up a signal"
synonym:
- pick up,
- receive
4. Go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- "Get an idea"
- "Experience vertigo"
- "Get nauseous"
- "Receive injuries"
- "Have a feeling"
synonym:
- experience,
- receive,
- have,
- get
5. Express willingness to have in one's home or environs
- "The community warmly received the refugees"
synonym:
- receive,
- take in,
- invite
6. Accept as true or valid
- "He received christ"
synonym:
- receive
7. Bid welcome to
- Greet upon arrival
synonym:
- welcome,
- receive
8. Convert into sounds or pictures
- "Receive the incoming radio signals"
synonym:
- receive
9. Experience as a reaction
- "My proposal met with much opposition"
synonym:
- meet,
- encounter,
- receive
10. Have or give a reception
- "The lady is receiving sunday morning"
synonym:
- receive
11. Receive as a retribution or punishment
- "He got 5 years in prison"
synonym:
- get,
- receive
12. Partake of the holy eucharist sacrament
synonym:
- receive
13. Regard favorably or with disapproval
- "Her new collection of poems was not well received"
synonym:
- receive
Examples of using
Wait until you receive the letter.
Who's going to stay at home to receive the guests?
Carelessly stringing words and constuctions on each other, you receive a finished sentence that makes sense. Isn't that a miracle?