receive (Meaning)

Wordnet

receive (v)

get something; come into possession of

receive a specified treatment (abstract)

register (perceptual input)

go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

express willingness to have in one's home or environs

accept as true or valid

bid welcome to; greet upon arrival

convert into sounds or pictures

experience as a reaction

have or give a reception

receive as a retribution or punishment

partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

regard favorably or with disapproval

Webster

receive (v. t.)

To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, or the like; to accept; as, to receive money offered in payment of a debt; to receive a gift, a message, or a letter.

Hence: To gain the knowledge of; to take into the mind by assent to; to give admission to; to accept, as an opinion, notion, etc.; to embrace.

To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the like; to give credence or acceptance to.

To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.

To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; to have capacity for; to be able to take in.

To be affected by something; to suffer; to be subjected to; as, to receive pleasure or pain; to receive a wound or a blow; to receive damage.

To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen.

To bat back (the ball) when served.

Webster

receive (v. i.)

To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; as, she receives on Tuesdays.

To return, or bat back, the ball when served; as, it is your turn to receive.

receive Sentence Examples

  1. The student was overjoyed to receive an A on his exam.
  2. The company received a record number of applications for the open position.
  3. I received a warm welcome from my new neighbors.
  4. The patient received prompt and attentive care from the nurse.
  5. The assembly line received a steady flow of parts from the suppliers.
  6. The athlete received a standing ovation for his performance.
  7. The organization received a generous donation from a benefactor.
  8. The recipient received the package with gratitude and excitement.
  9. The blogger received positive feedback from readers on his latest post.
  10. The charity received overwhelming support from the community.

FAQs About the word receive

get something; come into possession of, receive a specified treatment (abstract), register (perceptual input), go through (mental or physical states or experien

admit, take, enter,welcome, ratify, entertain,confirm, fellowship

bar, dismiss, ban, refuse, reject, decline, dismiss,refuse, bar, reject

The student was overjoyed to receive an A on his exam.

The company received a record number of applications for the open position.

I received a warm welcome from my new neighbors.

The patient received prompt and attentive care from the nurse.