Receive
verb
To get something that has been given, sent, or paid to you.
I received your letter in the mail today.
Often appears as...
- receive a gift
- receive payment
verb
To welcome or greet someone, usually in a friendly way.
The host received the guests warmly at the party.
Often appears as...
- receive guests
- receive a visitor
verb
To react or respond to news or information.
Her proposal was not well received by the board.
Often appears as...
- poorly received
- well received
verb
To catch a broadcast signal such as a television or a radio program.
We can't receive any TV signal in this remote area.
Often appears as...
- receive a signal
- receive transmission
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Technical
verb
In games or sports, to be the player or team who first controls the ball.
In American football, the team that wins the coin toss can choose to receive the kickoff or to kick off.
Often appears as...
- receive the ball
- receive kickoff
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Colloquial
verb
To undergo, experience or be subjected to something unpleasant.
The company received a lot of criticism for its new policy.
Often appears as...
- receive criticism
- receive punishment
verb
In religious context, to take communion or sacraments.
He received communion during the Sunday mass.
Often appears as...
- receive communion
- receive sacraments
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Academic
verb
To get something that has been given, sent, or paid to you.
I received your letter in the mail today.
Often appears as...
- receive a gift
- receive payment
verb
To welcome or greet someone, usually in a friendly way.
The host received the guests warmly at the party.
Often appears as...
- receive guests
- receive a visitor
verb
To react or respond to news or information.
Her proposal was not well received by the board.
Often appears as...
- poorly received
- well received
verb
To catch a broadcast signal such as a television or a radio program.
We can't receive any TV signal in this remote area.
Often appears as...
- receive a signal
- receive transmission
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In games or sports, to be the player or team who first controls the ball.
In American football, the team that wins the coin toss can choose to receive the kickoff or to kick off.
Often appears as...
- receive the ball
- receive kickoff
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To undergo, experience or be subjected to something unpleasant.
The company received a lot of criticism for its new policy.
Often appears as...
- receive criticism
- receive punishment
verb
In religious context, to take communion or sacraments.
He received communion during the Sunday mass.
Often appears as...
- receive communion
- receive sacraments
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Gift Context
Use 'receive' when talking about getting gifts or awards, usually on special occasions.
She received a bouquet on her graduation day.
Pro Tip 2/2Passive Receipt
Expresses a passive action; the item is given to you without your active involvement.
I received my passport via mail.
Pro Tip 1/2Gift Context
Use 'receive' when talking about getting gifts or awards, usually on special occasions.
She received a bouquet on her graduation day.
Pro Tip 2/2Passive Receipt
Expresses a passive action; the item is given to you without your active involvement.
I received my passport via mail.
Pro Tip 1/2Gift Context
Use 'receive' when talking about getting gifts or awards, usually on special occasions.
She received a bouquet on her graduation day.
Pro Tip 2/2Passive Receipt
Expresses a passive action; the item is given to you without your active involvement.
I received my passport via mail.
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little by little getting back into the arena of life not back as the way it used to because nothing will ever be the same again we're allowed to write a letter to the donor and their family you know they would like to receive it then they can receive it if not they just
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Will we ever be able to...
before one of them is transported to a new site. By itself, quantum entanglement isn't teleportation. To complete the teleport, we need a digital message to help interpret the qubit at the receiving end.
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Adam Garone: Healthier...
they'd ever received. So from that day forward, my life has become about a mustache. Every day -- this morning, I wake up and go, my life is about a mustache. Essentially, I'm a mustache farmer.
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What makes a hero? -...
Call to Adventure. The hero receives a mysterious message. An invitation, a challenge? Assistance The hero needs some help, probably from someone older, wiser. Departure
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What makes muscles grow?...
because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow. Say you're standing in front of a door, ready to pull it open. Your brain and muscles are perfectly poised to help you achieve this goal. First, your brain sends a signal to motor neurons inside your arm. When they receive this message, they fire,
Video examples
Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
you have to have a 99 percent match with the body that's receiving the kidney and that is very specific because the body, of course, could reject the kidney and then it could be quite damaging. So how the angler fish is able to accept this alien male invader, accept it in fuse with it and attach together whilst kind of protecting itself
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How visionary leaders...
received unconsciously I'm talking about our body language our vocal patterns our pronouns we aren't conscious of this stuff but it has a huge influence on how we impact an audience what's exciting and new here is we can use technology like natural language processing phonetic analysis and facial and gesture
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How do animals...
And even sea slugs flinch when they know they're about to receive a noxious stimulus. That means they have some memory of physical sensations. We still have a lot to learn about animal pain. As our knowledge grows, it may one day allow us to live in a world where we don't cause pain needlessly.
Video examples
How does anesthesia...
including the brain. That's what inhalational anesthetics do. In Western medicine, diethyl ether was the first common one. It was best known as a recreational drug until doctors started to realize that people sometimes didn't notice injuries they received under the influence.
Video examples
Watch One Family's...
little by little getting back into the arena of life not back as the way it used to because nothing will ever be the same again we're allowed to write a letter to the donor and their family you know they would like to receive it then they can receive it if not they just
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The benefits of a...
The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life can also help delay the onset of diseases, like Alzheimer's and dementia by as much as five years. The idea of major cognitive benefits to bilingualism may seem intuitive now,
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Will we ever be able to...
before one of them is transported to a new site. By itself, quantum entanglement isn't teleportation. To complete the teleport, we need a digital message to help interpret the qubit at the receiving end.
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Adam Garone: Healthier...
they'd ever received. So from that day forward, my life has become about a mustache. Every day -- this morning, I wake up and go, my life is about a mustache. Essentially, I'm a mustache farmer.
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What makes a hero? -...
Call to Adventure. The hero receives a mysterious message. An invitation, a challenge? Assistance The hero needs some help, probably from someone older, wiser. Departure
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Forgiveness is not a one-time thing that happened the day you received Christ. It is an everyday thing, for the rest of your life.
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Marcel Proust
French Author
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
Indeed, it is as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
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John Gray
American Author
Just as women are afraid of receiving, men are afraid of giving.
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Irene Rosenfeld
American Businesswoman
I've received many good pieces of advice throughout my life.
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George MacDonald
Scottish Novelist
Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Forgiveness is not a one-time thing that happened the day you received Christ. It is an everyday thing, for the rest of your life.
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Marcel Proust
French Author
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
Indeed, it is as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
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John Gray
American Author
Just as women are afraid of receiving, men are afraid of giving.
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Irene Rosenfeld
American Businesswoman
I've received many good pieces of advice throughout my life.
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George MacDonald
Scottish Novelist
Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.
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