receive

IPA: rʌsˈiv

noun

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

verb

  • To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
  • (law) 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.
  • (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.
  • (sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
  • (tennis, badminton, squash) To be in a position to hit back a service.
  • (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.
  • (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand.
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Examples of "receive" in Sentences

  • It would be appreciatively received.
  • It is distracting and irritating to the receiver.
  • It was well received by the people and having brisk sales.
  • Does the socket receive all the packets received by the NIC
  • He is the youngest instrumentalist to have received this award.
  • The tale teaches chidlren to requite to what they have received.
  • The receiver is used to hone in on the animal to get the payload back.
  • I apologize for the rudeness of the welcome you have received up to now.
  • The fees specialists receive for short initial video consultations have been halved.

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