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
Verb
[-ceiving, -ceived]
1. to get (something offered or sent to one)
2. to experience: he received a knife wound
3. to greet (guests)
4. to have (an honour) bestowed: he received the Order of the Garter
5. to admit (a person) to a society or condition: he was received into the Church
6. to convert (incoming radio or television signals) into sounds or pictures
7. to be informed of (news)
8. to react to: the article was well received
9. to support or sustain (the weight of something)
10. Tennis etc. to play at the other end from the server
11. Brit & NZ to buy and sell stolen goods [Latin recipere]
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
verb 2. experience, suffer, bear, go through, encounter, meet with, sustain, undergo, be subjected to
Translations
receive [rɪˈsiːv] vt → recibir [+ guest]; acoger [+ wound]; sufrir;
"received with thanks" → "recibí"
receive [rɪˈsiːv] vt → erhalten, bekommen;
(injury) → erleiden;
(treatment) → erhalten;
(visitor, guest) → empfangen;
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 vastaanottaa 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 recevoir, accueillir לְקַבֵּל किसी की शिरकत स्वीकार करना primiti, prihvatiti befogad menerima veita inngöngu ricevere, accogliere 受入れる (회원으로) 받아들이다 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 vastaanottaa recevoir, accueillir לְקַבֵּל किसी सूचना पर प्रतिक्रिया करना dočekati, klicati fogadtatásban részesít menyambut taka (á móti) ricevere, accogliere 迎える 받아들이다; 맞이하다 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 (장물을) 사들이다 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 窩藏 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 接收機 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 anastetun tavaran hallussapitäjä receleur/-euse מְקַבֵּל चोर-हटिया, थांगी pohranjivač ukradene robe orgazda penadah hylmari, þjófsnautur ricettatore 故買者 장물 아비 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 窩贓者 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 pesänhoitaja syndic כוֹנֵס נֶכָסִים पाने वाला, प्रापक sudski upravitelj stečajnine csődtömeggondnok pengambil alih skiptastjóri liquidatore 管財人 관재인 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 破產產業管理人 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 radiovastaanotin (poste) récepteur מַקלֵט וַּמגבֵּר רָדיוֹ ग्राहक यंत्र, रिसीवर radio prijemnik sztereovevő pesawat penerima magnari apparecchio ricevente ラジオ付ステレオ 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 立體聲放大機 приймач; підсилювач з радіоприймачем لا سلکی آلۂ گیرندہ bộ khuếch đại trong rađiô 立体声放大机
receive is spelt with -ei- .
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