Meaning
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- To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
- To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
- To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
- To incur (an injury).
- To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
- To detect a signal from a transmitter.
- To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
- To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
- To accept into the mind; to understand.
Synonyms
take hold of
grab onto
be given
close with
go to meet
put into order
rig up
succeed to
take delivery of
toaccept
be accepted
pay attention to
be awarded
be given an award
take over by transfer
canvass for
take possession of
fitting-on
erection work
show hospitality to
bear child
become popular
benefit from
be subjected to
Frequency
Hyphenated as
re‧ceive
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈsiːv/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English receiven, from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere (“take back, accept, etc.”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to take”); see capacious. Compare conceive, deceive, perceive. Displaced native Middle English terms in -fon/-fangen (e.g. afon, anfon, afangen, underfangen, etc. "to receive" from Old English -fōn), native Middle English thiggen (“to receive”) (from Old English þiċġan), and non-native Middle English aquilen, enquilen (“to receive”) (from Old French aquillir, encueillir).
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