receive

Forms

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): receive
past (v2): received
past participle (v3): received
present participle: receiving
3rd person singular: receives

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: receives

Definitions

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To be given, sent, or paid something.
- He received many presents for his birthday.
2.To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
- If you respect yourself, then you will receive respect from others.
3.To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
- If you respect yourself, then you will receive respect from others.
4.To incur (an injury).
- I received a bloody nose from the collision.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.An operation in which data is received.

Frequency

Overall

Very common· #489

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Uncommon
General reading & writing: Very common
Academic: Common
Literature: Rare

Related words

Synonyms

have

Word family

receiver

Etymology

From Middle English receyven, from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere (“take back, accept, etc.”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to take”); see capacious.

Compare conceive, deceive, perceive.

Displaced native Middle English terms in -fon/-fangen (e.g.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

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By learning goal

Synonyms

Word family

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.