receiving
Meaning
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present participle and gerund of receive
Frequency
Hyphenated as
re‧ceiv‧ing
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈsiːvɪŋ/
New
receive
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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.
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