- receive
- re|ceiveW1S1 [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/blow7¦(people)¦8¦(by radio)¦▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[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 youreceive 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▪ 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/blowformal to be injured or hit7.) ¦(PEOPLE)¦formal to officially accept someone as a guest or member of a groupreceive 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 picturesb) to be able to hear a radio message that someone is sending▪ Receiving you loud and clear!'▬▬▬▬▬▬▬HINT sense 1In spoken English it is more usual to use get.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.