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   Re·ceive

   /rəˈsēv/

   

   verb

   • 1. be given, presented with, or paid (something): "she received her prize from the manager" Similar be givenbe presented withbe awardedcollectaccepthave conferred on onegetobtaingainacquiresecurecome bypick upbe provided withtakederivewinbe paidearngrossnetaccrueinheritcome intoinformal:copOpposite givepresent
   • ▪ take delivery of (something sent or communicated). Similar be sentbe in receipt ofaccept delivery ofaccepttake into one's possessionbe toldbe informed ofbe notified ofbe made aware ofheardiscoverfind out (about)learngatherget wind ofOpposite send
   • ▪ consent to formally hear (an oath or confession): "he failed to find a magistrate to receive his oath"
   • ▪ buy or accept goods in the knowledge that they have been stolen: "a man convicted of receiving stolen property"
   • 2. suffer, experience, or be subject to (specified treatment): "the event received wide press coverage" Similar experiencesustainundergomeet withencountergo throughbe subjected tocome in forsufferbearendure
   • ▪ respond to (something) in a specified way: "her first poem was not well received" Similar hearlisten torespond toreact totakemeetgreet
   • ▪ meet and have to withstand: "the landward slopes receive the full force of the wind"
   • ▪ meet with (a specified response or reaction): "the rulings have received widespread acceptance" Similar hearlisten torespond toreact totakemeetgreet
   • 3. greet or welcome (a visitor) formally: "representatives of the club will be received by the Mayor" Similar greetwelcomesay hello toshow inusher inadmitlet in
   • ▪ be visited by: "she was not allowed to receive visitors" Similar entertainbe at home to
   • ▪ admit as a member: "hundreds of converts were received into the Church"
   • 4. form (an idea or impression) as a result of perception or experience: "the impression she received was one of unhurried leisure"
   • 5. detect or pick up (broadcast signals): "Turkish television began to be received in Tashkent"
   • 6. serve as a receptacle for: "the basin that receives your blood"
   • ▪ provide space or accommodations for: "three lines are reserved for special vehicles, and the remaining lines receive the general rolling stock"
   • 7. (in tennis and similar games) be the player to whom the server serves (the ball).
   • 8. (in Christian services) eat or drink (the Eucharistic bread or wine): "he received Communion and left"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French receivre, based on Latin recipere, from re- ‘back’ + capere ‘take’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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