receive
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
receives;
received;
receiving
receives;
received;
receiving
Britannica Dictionary definition of RECEIVE
1
[+ object]
:
to get or be given (something)
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You will be charged a late fee if the electric company does not receive your payment on time.
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I received a letter/call from her yesterday.
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You will receive a discount if you spend over $100.
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This spring he'll receive [=be awarded] his PhD in physics.
2
[+ object]
:
to react to (something) in a specified way
— often used as (be) received
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She received the news of his death with remarkable calmness.
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Her new book was well/poorly received by the critics. [=the critics liked/disliked her new book]
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The results of the study were received with considerable skepticism.
3
[+ object]
formal
:
to welcome (someone) in usually a formal way
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The ambassador received [=greeted] his guests as they arrived at the party.
4
[+ object]
:
to accept (someone) as a member of an organization, church, etc.
— + into
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She was received into the church/university.
5
[+ object]
a
:
to suffer (an injury)
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He received [=got] a broken nose when he slipped and fell on the ice.
b
:
to be given (a punishment)
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She received a heavy sentence from the judge.
6
[+ object]
:
to experience or take (a medical treatment)
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He receives an injection once a week to treat his allergies.
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Only one of the patients receiving the new treatment is experiencing bad side effects.
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He received a kidney transplant.
7
[+ object]
a
:
to get (signals that are sent to a television, radio, etc.)
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We were unable to receive the broadcast.
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A satellite receives the signals and then sends them back to earth.
b
:
to be able to hear (someone who is talking to you on a radio)
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I'm receiving you loud and clear.
8
American football
:
to be the player or team to which the ball is kicked when play begins
[no object]
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They won the coin toss and chose to receive.
[+ object]
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They chose to receive the kickoff.
9
[+ object]
law
:
to buy or take (goods that have been stolen) illegally
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He was found guilty of receiving stolen goods.
on/at the receiving end
◊ If you are on/at the receiving end of something bad or unpleasant, you are the person it is directed at.
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It's not often that I find myself on the receiving end of such insults.
