receive
/ɹɪˈsiːv/
To be given, sent, or paid something; To take, as something that is offered; to accept; To act as a host for guests
- he/she/it
- receives
- past
- received
- past participle
- received
Meanings
- 1
To be given, sent, or paid something
Did you receive my letters?
Tatoeba · marcelostockle · CC BY 2.0 FR
Have you received the letter?
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To take, as something that is offered; to accept
- 3
To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc
- 4
To take goods knowing them to be stolenrare
- 5
To incur (an injury)rare
- 6
To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance torare
- 7
To detect a signal from a transmitterrare
- 8
To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.; To be in a position to hit back a servicerare
- 9
To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.; To be in a position to catch a forward passrare
- 10
To accept into the mind; to understandrare