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UK [rɪˈsiːv] / US [rɪˈsɪv] verb
Word forms "receive":
present tense I/you/we/they receive he/she/it receives present participle receiving past tense received past participle received
1) [transitive] formal to get something that someone gives or sends to you

Fewer people receive state benefits now.

She received a camera as a twenty-fifth birthday present.

We have not received your letter.

receive something from someone:

His views have received support from an unlikely source.

The head has already received several calls from angry parents.

a) [intransitive/transitive] to deliberately accept or buy stolen goods, usually in order to sell them
b) [intransitive/transitive] if you receive a ball in a game, someone sends it towards you
2) [transitive] to have a particular type of treatment or experience

Several of the victims are receiving hospital treatment for burns.

He received a five-year prison sentence.

We received a visit from the Inspector.

3) [transitive, usually passive] to react to something in a particular way

Heather's proposals were received without much enthusiasm.

4) [transitive] to formally welcome a visitor

Her Royal Highness was received by the Deputy Mayor.

a) to officially accept someone into a group
receive someone into something:

Several opponents of women priests were received into the Catholic Church.

b) formal to see visitors

What time can patients receive visitors?

5) [transitive] to get pictures or sound on a television, radio, or mobile phone

With a satellite dish you can receive hundreds of channels.

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at/on the receiving end (of something) — affected by something unpleasant

You don't want to be on the receiving end of her anger!


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Receive — Re*ceive (r[ e]*s[=e]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Received} (r[ e]*s[=e]vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Receiving}.] [OF. receveir, recevoir, F. recevoir, fr. L. recipere; pref. re re + capere to take, seize. See {Capable}, {Heave}, and cf. {Receipt},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • receive — receive, accept, admit, take can all mean to permit to come into one s possession, presence, group, mind, or substance. They are seldom interchangeable except within a narrow range and, even then, rarely without modification of the thought… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • receive — [ri sēv′] vt. received, receiving [ME receiven < Anglo Fr receivre < OFr < L recipere < re , back + capere, to take: see HAVE] 1. to take or get (something given, offered, sent, etc.); acquire or accept 2. to encounter; experience [to …   English World dictionary

  • receive — I (acquire) verb accept, accipere, assume, be given, capere, catch, collect, come by, derive, draw, earn, gain, gather, get, inherit, make, obtain, pick up, pocket, procure, realize, reap, secure, seize, take, take in, take possession, win… …   Law dictionary

  • Receive — Re*ceive (r[ e]*s[=e]v ), v. i. 1. To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; as, she receives on Tuesdays. [1913 Webster] 2. (Lawn Tennis) To return, or bat back, the ball when served; as, it is your turn to receive. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • receive — [v1] accept delivery of something accept, acquire, admit, apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, assume, be given, be informed, be in receipt of, be told, catch, collect, come by, come into, cop*, corral*, derive, draw, earn, gain, gather, get, get… …   New thesaurus

  • receive —   [engl.], empfangen …   Universal-Lexikon

  • receive — (v.) c.1300, from O.N.Fr. receivre (O.Fr. recoivre), from L. recipere regain, take back, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + cipere, comb. form of capere to take (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable)). Radio and (later) television sense is attested from 19 …   Etymology dictionary

  • receive — is a key word supporting the rule of spelling ‘i before e except after c’. See i before e …   Modern English usage

  • receive — ► VERB 1) be given, presented with, or paid. 2) accept or take delivery of. 3) chiefly Brit. buy or accept (goods known to be stolen). 4) form (an idea or impression) from an experience. 5) detect or pick up (broadcast signals). 6) (in tennis and …   English terms dictionary

  • receive — re|ceive W1S1 [rıˈsi:v] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be given something)¦ 2¦(be sent something)¦ 3¦(treatment)¦ 4¦(reaction to something)¦ 5 be on/at the receiving end (of something) 6 receive an injury/blow 7¦(people)¦ 8¦(by radio)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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