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- pronunciation:
- rih
siv
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
receives, receiving, received |
definition 1: |
to get or take (something) that has been sent or offered.
She received many cards for her birthday.I sent the package last week, and you still haven't received it?- synonyms:
- get
- antonyms:
- send
- similar words:
- accept, acquire, earn, gain, garner, obtain, reap, secure
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definition 2: |
to accept (something) that has been bestowed.
He received his doctoral degree last year.- similar words:
- accept, adopt, embrace
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definition 3: |
to bring into one's company.
They receive guests often.We receive new club members in January of each year.- synonyms:
- greet, welcome
- similar words:
- accept, accommodate, admit, embrace
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definition 4: |
to undergo; experience.
Some of the players received serious injuries.- synonyms:
- sustain, undergo
- similar words:
- encounter, endure, experience, suffer
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definition 5: |
to be informed of.
We received the news too late.- synonyms:
- find out, hear, learn
- similar words:
- pick up
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definition 6: |
to greet or react to in a particular manner.
His new bride was received with hostility by his family.Her play was enthusiastically received by the critics.How do you think the President's pronouncement will be received by the Congress?- synonyms:
- greet
- similar words:
- welcome
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related words: |
draw, greet, hail, initiate, meet, recover, take, welcome |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to accept or get something.
The old saying tells us that it is better to give than to receive.- antonyms:
- send
- similar words:
- accept
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definition 2: |
to extend hospitality to guests.
The famous hostess was ill and was therefore not receiving that week.- synonyms:
- entertain
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definition 3: |
to convert incoming electromagnetic waves into signals that are visible or audible.
This device sends the signals while the other receives.- antonyms:
- send
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definition 4: |
in football, to play in the position of one designated to catch a forward pass.
He's one of the players who will be receiving for the team this season.
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related words: |
catch, partake, share |
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