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receive
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verb (v)
- get something; come into possession of(verb.possession)Example:
Receive payment.
Receive a gift.
Receive letters from the front.
source: wordnet30 - go through (mental or physical states or experiences)(verb.perception)Example:
Receive injuries.
source: wordnet30 - accept as true or valid(verb.cognition)Example:
He received Christ.
source: wordnet30 - bid welcome to; greet upon arrival(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- convert into sounds or pictures(verb.change)Example:
Receive the incoming radio signals.
source: wordnet30 - have or give a reception(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament(verb.consumption)source: wordnet30
- regard favorably or with disapproval(verb.cognition)Example:
Her new collection of poems was not well received.
source: wordnet30 - To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, or the like; to accept; as, to receive money offered in payment of a debt; to receive a gift, a message, or a letter.(verb)source: webster1913
- To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; as, she receives on Tuesdays.(verb)source: webster1913