re·ceive (r -s v )v. re·ceived, re·ceiv·ing, re·ceives v.tr. 1. To take or acquire (something given, offered, or transmitted); get. 2. To hear or see (information, for example): receive bad news; received a good report of the group's activities. 3. To have (a title, for example) bestowed on oneself. 4. To meet with; experience: receive sympathetic treatment. 5. To have inflicted or imposed on oneself: receive a penalty. 6. To bear the weight or force of; support: The beams receive the full weight of the walls and roof. 7. To take or intercept the impact of (a blow, for example). 8. To take in, hold, or contain: a tank that receives rainwater. 9. To admit: receive new members. 10. To greet or welcome: receive guests. 11. To perceive or acquire mentally: receive a bad impression. 12. To regard with approval or disapproval: essays that were received well. 13. To listen to and acknowledge formally and authoritatively: The judge received their oath of allegiance. 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. Electronics To convert incoming electromagnetic waves into visible or audible signals. 5. Football To catch or take possession of a kicked ball. [Middle English receiven, from Old North French receivre, from Latin recipere : re-, re- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.] |
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. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) to convert (incoming radio signals) into sounds, pictures, etc., by means of a receiver
15. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) (also intr) Tennis to play at the other end from the server; be required to return (service)
16. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (also intr) to partake of (the Christian Eucharist)
17. (Law) (intr) Chiefly Brit to buy and sell stolen goods
[from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere to take back, from re- + capere to take]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
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.
Translations
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
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
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
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
"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
v receive [rəˈsiːv]
1 to get or be given He received a letter; They received a good education. ontvang يَسْتَلِم получавам dostat få; modtage erhalten παίρνω, λαμβάνω recibir saama دریافت کردن؛ saada recevoir לְקַבֵּל लेना primiti, dobiti (meg)kap menerima taka á móti, fá í hendur ricevere 受取る 받다 gauti saņemt; iegūt menerima ontvangen motta, få otrzymać receber a primi получать dostať prejeti primiti erhålla, få รับ almak 收到, 得到 одержувати, отримувати وصول کرنا nhận được （收（得，受）到
2 to have a formal meeting with The Pope received the Queen in the Vatican. ontvang يَسْتَقْبِل приемам přijmout modtage empfangen δεξιώνομαι recibir (ametlikult) vastu võtma استقبال کردن؛ خوش آمد گفتن ottaa vastaan recevoir לְקַבֵּל औपचारिक मुलाकात करना primati posjetu fogad (vkit) menerima veita viðtökur ricevere 接見する 접견하다 priimti pieņemt/uzņemt (viesi) perjumpaan formal ontvangen ta imot przyjąć receber a primi принимать prijať sprejeti primiti ta emot ต้อนรับ kabul etmek 接見 приймати خیر مقدم کرنا tiếp đón 接见
3 to allow to join something He was received into the group. toegelaat om aan te sluit يُقْبَل، يَلْقى تَرْحيبا допускам přijmout acceptere aufnehmen δέχομαι recibir, acoger (kuhugi) vastu võtma پذیرفتن؛ رراه دادن hyväksyä mukaan recevoir, accueillir לְקַבֵּל किसी की शिरकत स्वीकार करना primiti, prihvatiti befogad menerima veita inngöngu ricevere, accogliere 受入れる 받아주다 priimti uzņemt; pieņemt diterima opnemen ta opp, gi adgang przyjąć receber a primi, a accepta принять prijať sprejeti primiti ta emot, mottaga ตอบรับ karşılamak 接納 приймати اجازت دینا kết nạp 接纳
4 to greet, react to, in some way The news was received in silence; The townspeople received the heroes with great cheers. aanhoor يَسْتَقْبِل، يُرَحِّبُ بِ приемам přijmout modtage in Empfang nehmen δέχομαι, γίνομαι δεκτός, υποδέχομαι recibir, acoger vastu võtma, tervitama مورد استقبال قرار دادن ottaa vastaan recevoir, accueillir לְקַבֵּל किसी सूचना पर प्रतिक्रिया करना dočekati, klicati fogadtatásban részesít menyambut taka (á móti) ricevere, accogliere 迎える 환영하다 sutikti uzņemt; saņemt; sagaidīt dihadapi ontvangen motta odebrać, przyjmować receber a primi, a întâmpina встречать prijať sprejeti primiti ta emot, mottaga ปฏิกิริยาตอบรับ karşılamak 接持，歡迎 приймати; зустрічати استقبال کرنا chào đón 接持，欢迎
5 to accept (stolen goods) especially with the intention of reselling (them). aanvaar يَسْتَلِم البَضائِع укривам přechovávat aftage hælervarer Hehlerei betreiben αποδέχομαι κλοπιμαία comerciar (con) hoiule võtma پنهان کردن اموال مسروقه kätkeä receler לְקַבֵּל רכוּש גָנוּב स्वीकार करना, लेना, प्राप्त करना, वसूल करना preprodavač orgazdaságot folytat menadah taka við ricettare 買い入れる (장물(臟物) 등을) 취득하다 supirkti (vogtus daiktus) slēpt zagtu mantu mengambil untuk dijual helen begå heleri przechować/przyjąć (kradziony towar) w celu odsprzedaży receber a ascunde (obiecte furate) укрывать prechovávať, ukrývať skriti primiti begå häleri ยอมรับ almak 接受（贓物）（以轉賣） переховувати (крадене) چوری وغیرہ کا سامان قبول کرنا chứa chấp đồ gian 窝藏
n reˈceiver
1 the part of a telephone which is held to one's ear. ontvanger, gehoorstuk سَمّاعَة الهاتِف слушалка sluchátko telefonrør der Hörer ακουστικό τηλεφώνου auricular kuuldetoru گوشی (تلفن kuuloke récepteur שְׁפוֹפֶרֶת टेलीफोन का एक हिस्सा telefonska slušalica telefonkagyló penerima símtól ricevitore, cornetta 受話器 수화기 telefono ragelis (telefona) klausule ganggang penerima hoorn telefonrør słuchawka auscultador receptor телефонная трубка slúchadlo slušalka slušalica []lur เครื่องรับโทรศัพท์ ahize, kulaklık 電話聽筒 телефонна трубка ٹیلیفون کا وہ حصہ جس سے آواز آتی ہے ống nghe điện thoại 电话听筒
2 an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals. ontvanger جِهاز إلتِقاط لاسِلْكي приемник přijímač modtager der Empfänger δέκτης receptor vastuvõtja گیرنده vastaanotin récepteur מַקלֵט रिसीवर prijemnik vevő(készülék) pesawat penerima móttökutæki ricevitore 受信機 수신기 imtuvas (radio, TV) uztvērējs penerima ontvanger radio-/TV-mottaker odbiornik receptor receptor приёмник prijímač sprejemnik prijemnik mottagare อุปกรณ์รับสัญญาณเสียงหรือภาพ alıcı 接收器 ресивер وہ آلہ جس پر ریڈیو اور ٹیلی ویژن کے اشاروں کو وصول کیا جاتا ہے máy thu 接收机
3 a person who receives stolen goods. ontvanger مُتَسَلِّم البَضائِع المَسْروقَه укривател přechovávač hæler der/die Hehler(in) κλεπταποδόχος receptador, perista varastatud asjade vahendaja خریدار امئال مسروقه مال خر varastetun tavaran kätkijä receleur/-euse מְקַבֵּל चोर-हटिया, थांगी pohranjivač ukradene robe orgazda penadah hylmari, þjófsnautur ricettatore 故買者 장물 취득자 vogtų daiktų supirkėjas zagtu mantu slēpējs penerima barangan curi heler heler paser receptador tăinuitor, persoană care ascunde (obiecte furate) укрыватель краденого prechovávač, priekupník (kradnutých vecí) skrivač primalac kradene robe hälare คนรับของโจร alıcı 接受贓物的人 переховувач краденого چوری کا مال خریدنے والا người chứa chấp đồ trộm cắp 窝赃者
4 a person who is appointed to take control of the business of someone who has gone bankrupt. likwidateur حارِس قَضائي приемник konkurzní správce bobestyrer der/die Konkursverwalter(in) εκκαθαριστής síndico (de quiebras) pankrotihaldur مدیر تصفیه امور ورشکستگان selvitysmies syndic כוֹנֵס נֶכָסִים पाने वाला, प्रापक sudski upravitelj stečajnine csődtömeggondnok pengambil alih skiptastjóri liquidatore 管財人 재산 관리인 teismo vykdytojas, administratorius tiesu izpildītājs pengambil-alih curator midlertidig bobestyrer likwidator liquidador administrator управляющий konkurzný správca (pri bankrote) stečajni upravitelj stečajni upravnik konkursförvaltare ผู้รักษาทรัพย์ (ตามคำสั่งศาล) yediemin, tavsiye memuru 破產企業接管人 управляючий конкурсною масою متولی người quản lý tài sản 破产产业管理人
5 a stereo amplifier with a built-in radio. versterker جِهاز إسْتِقْبال приемник rozhlasový přijímač (se zesilovačem) stereoforstærker med radio das Empfangsgerät δέκτης radiorreceptor stereoraadio گیرنده viritinvahvistin (poste) récepteur מַקלֵט וַּמגבֵּר רָדיוֹ ग्राहक यंत्र, रिसीवर radio prijemnik sztereovevő pesawat penerima magnari apparecchio ricevente ラジオ付ステレオ 리시버 stereofoninis imtuvas stereouztvērējs pembesar suara dengan radio ontvanger forsterker med radio odbiornik stereofoniczny receptor radio-receptor радиоприёмник rádiový prijímač (so zosilňovačom) sprejemnik prijemnik förstärkare med inbyggd radiodel อุปกรณ์ขยายสัญญาณเสียง stereofonik almaç 內建收音機的音響功率放大機 приймач; підсилювач з радіоприймачем لا سلکی آلۂ گیرندہ bộ khuếch đại trong rađiô 立体声放大机
receive is spelt with -ei- .
receive → يَستلِم 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
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