receive

noun

1. (telecommunications) An operation in which data is received.

- sends and receives

verb

1. get something; come into possession of

- receive payment

- receive a gift

- receive letters from the front

Similar word(s): have

Definition categories: possession, acquire, get

2. receive a specified treatment (abstract)

- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation

- His movie received a good review

Similar word(s): find, get, incur, obtain

Definition categories: change

3. register (perceptual input)

Definition categories: perception, comprehend, perceive

4. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

- receive injuries

Similar word(s): experience, get, have

Definition categories: perception, undergo

5. express willingness to have in one's home or environs

- The community warmly received the refugees

Similar word(s): invite

Definition categories: contact

6. accept as true or valid

- He received Christ

Definition categories: cognition, accept

7. bid welcome to; greet upon arrival

Similar word(s): welcome

Definition categories: communication, greet, recognise, recognize

8. convert into sounds or pictures

- receive the incoming radio signals

Definition categories: change, convert

9. experience as a reaction

Similar word(s): encounter, meet

Definition categories: stative, experience, have

10. have or give a reception

- The lady is receiving Sunday morning

Definition categories: social, celebrate, fete

11. receive as a retribution or punishment

Similar word(s): get

Definition categories: perception

12. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

Definition categories: consumption, partake, touch

13. regard favorably or with disapproval

- Her new collection of poems was not well received

Definition categories: cognition, consider, reckon, regard, see, view