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re·ceive
(rĭ-sēv′)v. re·ceived, re·ceiv·ing, re·ceives
v.tr.
1.
a. To take or acquire (something given or offered); get or be given: receive a present.
b. To be the person who gets (something sent or transmitted): receive an email.
c. Sports To catch or get possession of (a pass or a kicked ball, for example).
d. To have (a title, for example) bestowed on oneself.
2.
a. To hear or see (information, for example): receive bad news.
b. To perceive or acquire mentally: receive a bad impression.
c. To regard with approval or disapproval: ideas that were received well.
d. To listen to and acknowledge formally and authoritatively: The judge received their oath of allegiance.
3. To take in and convert (radio waves, for example) into an electrical signal or into an audio or visual output.
4.
a. To experience or be subjected to; meet with: receive sympathetic treatment.
b. To have inflicted or imposed on oneself: receive a penalty.
5.
a. To bear the weight or force of; support: The beams receive the full weight of the walls and roof.
b. To take or intercept the impact of (a blow, for example).
c. To be exposed to or withstand: The hillside cottage receives strong winds.
6.
a. To take in, hold, or contain: a tank that receives rainwater.
b. To admit or accept: receive new members.
c. To greet, welcome, or be visited by: receive guests.
v.intr.
1. To acquire or get something; be a recipient.
2. To admit or welcome guests or visitors: The couple are not receiving this winter.
3. To partake of the Eucharist.
4. To convert incoming electromagnetic signals into sound, light, or electrical signals.
5. Sports To receive a pass or a kicked ball, for example.
[Middle English receiven, from Old North French receivre, from Latin recipere : re-, re- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
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receive
(rɪˈsiːv)vb (mainly tr)
1. to take (something offered) into one's hand or possession
2. to have (an honour, blessing, etc) bestowed
3. to accept delivery or transmission of (a letter, telephone call, etc)
4. to be informed of (news or information)
5. to hear and consent to or acknowledge (an oath, confession, etc)
6. (of a vessel or container) to take or hold (a substance, commodity, or certain amount)
7. to support or sustain (the weight of something); bear
8. to apprehend or perceive (ideas, etc)
9. to experience, undergo, or meet with: to receive a crack on the skull.
10. (also intr) to be at home to (visitors)
11. to greet or welcome (visitors or guests), esp in formal style
12. to admit (a person) to a place, society, condition, etc: he was received into the priesthood.
13. to accept or acknowledge (a precept or principle) as true or valid
14. (Telecommunications) to convert (incoming radio signals) into sounds, pictures, etc, by means of a receiver
15. (Tennis) (also intr) tennis to play at the other end from the server; be required to return (service)
16. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (also intr) to partake of (the Christian Eucharist)
17. (Law) (intr) chiefly Brit to buy and sell stolen goods
[C13: from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere to take back, from re- + capere to take]
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re•ceive
(rɪˈsiv)v. -ceived, -ceiv•ing. v.t.
1. to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive gifts.
2. to have (something) bestowed, conferred, etc.: received an honorary degree.
3. to have delivered or brought to one: to receive a letter.
4. to get or be informed of: received news of the baby's birth.
5. to be burdened with; sustain: to receive a heavy load.
6. to hold, bear, or contain: The socket receives the plug.
7. to take into the mind; apprehend mentally: to receive an idea.
8. to accept from another, as by hearing: A priest received his confession.
9. to meet with; experience: receives no attention.
10. to suffer the injury of: receiving a sharp blow on the forehead.
11. to be at home to (visitors).
12. to greet or welcome (guests, visitors, etc.).
13. to admit (a person) to a place: The butler received him into the hall.
14. to admit into an organization, membership, etc.
15. to accept as true, valid, or approved.
16. to react to in the manner specified: to receive a proposal with joy.
v.i. 17. to take, get, accept, or meet with something.
18. to meet with or greet visitors or guests.
19. Radio. to convert incoming electromagnetic waves into the original signal.
20. to take the Eucharist: He receives every Sunday.
[1250–1300; Middle English receven < Old North French receivre < Latin recipere,=re- re- + capere to take]
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receive
When you receive something, someone gives it to you, or it arrives after it has been sent to you. Get is used in a similar way. You use receive in formal writing and get in conversation and in less formal writing.
For example, in a business letter you might write 'I received a letter from Mr Jones', but in conversation and in less formal writing you would say or write 'I got a letter from Mr Jones'.
The police received a call from the house at about 4.50 a.m.
I got a call from my father.
You can say that someone receives or gets a wage, salary, or pension.
His mother received no pension or compensation.
He was getting a very low salary.
You can also say that someone receives or gets help or advice.
She has received help from friends.
Get advice from your local health department.
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receive
Past participle: received
Gerund: receiving
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| Verb | 1. | receive - get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" hustle - get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter" accept - receive (a report) officially, as from a committee fence - receive stolen goods acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" accept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" graduate - receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; "She graduated in 1990" inherit - receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother" |
| 2. | receive - receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" take - ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors" | |
| 3. | receive - register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal" perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" hear - receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years" | |
| 4. | receive - go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" suffer, sustain, have, get - undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" undergo - pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" take - experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" horripilate - have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps; "I horripilate when I see violence on television" | |
| 5. | receive - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees" welcome - receive someone, as into one's house absorb - assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society" see - receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" assume - take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven" induct - admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society" | |
| 6. | receive - accept as true or valid; "He received Christ" accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" | |
| 7. |  receive - bid welcome to; greet upon arrival | |
| 8. | receive - convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio signals" convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" | |
| 9. | receive - experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition" experience, have - undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" | |
| 10. | receive - have or give a reception; "The lady is receiving Sunday morning" | |
| 11. | receive - receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison" | |
| 12. | receive - partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior | |
| 13. | receive - regard favorably or with disapproval; "Her new collection of poems was not well received" |
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receive
verb
1. get, accept, be given, pick up, collect, obtain, acquire, take, derive, be in receipt of, accept delivery of, reCv (S.M.S.) I received your letter.
2. experience, suffer, bear, go through, encounter, meet with, sustain, undergo, be subjected to, reCv (S.M.S.) He received more of the blame than anyone.
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receive
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Translations
يَسْتَقْبِليَسْتَقْبِل، يُرَحِّبُ بِيَسْتَلِميَسْتَلِمُيَسْتَلِم البَضائِع
obdržetpřechovávatpřijmoutdostat
modtageaccepterefå
saadaottaa vastaan
primiti
fogadtatásban részesítkapmegkaporgazdaságot folytat
takataka á móti, fá í hendurtaka viîveita inngönguveita viîtökur
受け取る
받다
recipere
imtuvasstereofoninis imtuvassupirktiteismo vykdytojastelefono ragelis
iegūtpieņemtpieņemt/uzņemtsagaidītsaņemt
recepţiona
prejeti
fåta emot
ได้รับ
nhận
receive
[rɪˈsiːv]A. VT
1. (= get) [+ letter, gift, money, visit, salary, sacrament] → recibir; [+ stolen goods] → comerciar con (Tennis) [+ ball, service] → recibir
all contributions will be gratefully received → todas las contribuciones que nos lleguen serán bien recibidas
she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 → le otorgaron el premio Nobel de la Paz en 1989
I never received her message → nunca llegué a recibir su mensaje, nunca me llegó su mensaje
she received no support from her colleagues → sus colegas no la apoyaron
he received a wound in the leg → resultó herido en la pierna, sufrió una herida en la pierna
he received a blow to the head → recibió un golpe en la cabeza
a bowl to receive the liquid that drains off → un cuenco para recoger el líquido que se escurra
"received with thanks" (Comm) → recibí
their plans received a setback → sus planes sufrieron un revés
she is receiving treatment for eczema → está siendo tratada de eczema
he received hospital treatment for cuts to the face → fue tratado en el hospital de unos cortes que tenía en la cara
he received a life sentence → lo sentenciaron a cadena perpetua
he received a suspended sentence → le suspendieron la condena
all contributions will be gratefully received → todas las contribuciones que nos lleguen serán bien recibidas
she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 → le otorgaron el premio Nobel de la Paz en 1989
I never received her message → nunca llegué a recibir su mensaje, nunca me llegó su mensaje
she received no support from her colleagues → sus colegas no la apoyaron
he received a wound in the leg → resultó herido en la pierna, sufrió una herida en la pierna
he received a blow to the head → recibió un golpe en la cabeza
a bowl to receive the liquid that drains off → un cuenco para recoger el líquido que se escurra
"received with thanks" (Comm) → recibí
their plans received a setback → sus planes sufrieron un revés
she is receiving treatment for eczema → está siendo tratada de eczema
he received hospital treatment for cuts to the face → fue tratado en el hospital de unos cortes que tenía en la cara
he received a life sentence → lo sentenciaron a cadena perpetua
he received a suspended sentence → le suspendieron la condena
2. (= greet) [+ visitors] → recibir; [+ guests] → recibir, acoger; [+ publication, idea, performance] → acoger
to be well received [book, idea] → tener buena acogida
his suggestion was not well received → su sugerencia no tuvo buena acogida
her book was well received → su libro tuvo buena acogida
to be well received [book, idea] → tener buena acogida
his suggestion was not well received → su sugerencia no tuvo buena acogida
her book was well received → su libro tuvo buena acogida
B. VI
2. (Jur) (= buy and sell stolen goods) → comerciar con artículos robados
3. (Tennis) → recibir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
receive
[rɪˈsiːv] vt (= get) [+ letter, parcel, phone call] → recevoir; [+ award, prize] → recevoir; [+ salary, money, payment, compensation, grant, benefits, pension] → recevoir, toucher; [+ medical treatment] → subir; [+ threats] → recevoir
He received more of the blame than anyone → On lui a attribué une plus grande part de responsabilité qu'à tous les autres.
to receive an injury → être blessé(e)
I received assurances that ... → on m'a garanti que ...
to receive attention
Why is it that some designers receive so much attention and others don't? → Comment se fait-il que certains créateurs fasse l'objet d'une telle attention et d'autres non?
Your order will receive priority attention → Votre commande sera traitée en priorité.
The issue has received much media attention → Le problème a été abondamment traité dans les médias.
to receive medical attention → recevoir des soins médicaux
to receive a two-year sentence → être condamné(e) à deux ans de réclusion
"received with thanks" → "pour acquit"
He received more of the blame than anyone → On lui a attribué une plus grande part de responsabilité qu'à tous les autres.
to receive an injury → être blessé(e)
I received assurances that ... → on m'a garanti que ...
to receive attention
Why is it that some designers receive so much attention and others don't? → Comment se fait-il que certains créateurs fasse l'objet d'une telle attention et d'autres non?
Your order will receive priority attention → Votre commande sera traitée en priorité.
The issue has received much media attention → Le problème a été abondamment traité dans les médias.
to receive medical attention → recevoir des soins médicaux
to receive a two-year sentence → être condamné(e) à deux ans de réclusion
"received with thanks" → "pour acquit"
[+ guest, visitor] → recevoir, accueillir
(indicating reaction) to be well received [book, film, proposal, suggestion] → être bien accueilli(e)
to be received with enthusiasm [proposal, suggestion] → être accueilli(e) avec enthousiasme
to be received with alarm [news] → être accueilli(e) avec inquiétude
to be received with caution [proposal, suggestion] → être accueilli(e) avec prudence
to be received with enthusiasm [proposal, suggestion] → être accueilli(e) avec enthousiasme
to be received with alarm [news] → être accueilli(e) avec inquiétude
to be received with caution [proposal, suggestion] → être accueilli(e) avec prudence
[+ stolen goods] → receler
to receive sb into sth [+ church, faith, order] → recevoir qn dans qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
receive
vt
(= get) → bekommen, erhalten; punch → (ab)bekommen; refusal, setback → erfahren; impression → gewinnen, bekommen; recognition → finden; (esp Brit Jur) stolen goods → Hehlerei f → (be)treiben mit; (Tennis) ball, service → zurückschlagen; sacrament → empfangen; to receive nothing but praise → nichts als Belobigungen hören; he received nothing worse than a few bruises → er bekam nur ein paar blaue Flecke ab; “received with thanks” (Comm) → „dankend erhalten“; received opinion → die allgemeine Meinung
offer, proposal, news, new play etc, person (into group, the Church) → aufnehmen; to receive a warm welcome → herzlich empfangen werden; given the welcome we received … → so, wie wir empfangen worden sind, …; to receive somebody into one’s family → jdn in seine Familie aufnehmen; the play was well received → das Stück wurde gut aufgenommen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
receive
[rɪˈsiːv] vt (gen) (Radio, TV) → ricevere; (stolen goods) → ricettare"received with thanks" (Comm) → "per quietanza"
to receive sb into one's home → ricevere qn in casa
the book was not well received → il libro non ha avuto or ricevuto un'accoglienza favorevole
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
receive
(rəˈsiːv) verb1. to get or be given. He received a letter; They received a good education.
2. to have a formal meeting with. The Pope received the Queen in the Vatican.
3. to allow to join something. He was received into the group.
4. to greet, react to, in some way. The news was received in silence; The townspeople received the heroes with great cheers.
5. to accept (stolen goods) especially with the intention of reselling (them).
reˈceiver noun1. the part of a telephone which is held to one's ear.
2. an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals.
3. a person who receives stolen goods.
4. a person who is appointed to take control of the business of someone who has gone bankrupt.
5. a stereo amplifier with a built-in radio.
receive is spelt with -ei-.
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receive
→ يَسْتَلِمُ obdržet modtage erhalten λαμβάνω recibir saada recevoir primiti ricevere 受け取る 받다 ontvangen motta otrzymać receber получать ta emot ได้รับ almak nhận 收到Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
receive
v. recibir, admitir; acoger; aceptar.
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