receive

receive
re|ceive
W1S1 [rıˈsi:v] v [T]
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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)¦
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[Date: 1300-1400; : Old North French; Origin: receivre, from Latin recipere, from capere 'to take']
1.) ¦(BE GIVEN SOMETHING)¦
to be given something
= ↑get
▪ All the children will receive a small gift.
receive sth from sb
▪ She received an honorary degree from Harvard.
receive attention/affection/support
▪ She received no support from her parents.
receive payment/money/a pension etc
▪ They will be entitled to receive unemployment benefit.
receive a prize/award/gift etc
▪ He went up to receive his award from the mayor.
receive education/training
▪ 16- to 18-year-olds receiving full-time education
▪ Lee received 324 votes (=324 people voted for him) .
2.) ¦(BE SENT SOMETHING)¦
formal to get a letter, message, or telephone call, or something which someone has sent you
receive sth from sb
▪ He received a letter from his insurance company.
▪ If you would like to receive further information , return the attached form.
▪ We have received numerous complaints about the noise.
3.) ¦(TREATMENT)¦
formal if you receive a particular type of medical treatment, it is done to you
▪ He received hospital treatment for a cut over his eye.
4.) ¦(REACTION TO SOMETHING)¦ [usually passive]
to react in a particular way to a suggestion, idea, performance etc
→↑reception
▪ The film was well received by critics (=they said it was good) .
▪ He received the news in silence.
5.) be on/at the receiving end (of sth)
to be the person who is affected by someone else's actions, usually in an unpleasant way
▪ She found herself on the receiving end of racist abuse.
6.) receive an injury/blow
formal to be injured or hit
7.) ¦(PEOPLE)¦
formal to officially accept someone as a guest or member of a group
receive guests/visitors
▪ She isn't well enough to receive visitors yet.
receive sb into sth
▪ She was later received into the Church.
8.) ¦(BY RADIO)¦
a) if a radio or television receives radio waves or other signals, it makes them become sounds or pictures
b) to be able to hear a radio message that someone is sending
▪ Receiving you loud and clear!'
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HINT sense 1
In spoken English it is more usual to use get.
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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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

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