Definition of receive

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  • receive is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • receive is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • receive is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of receive

  • experience as a reaction (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. encounter
    2. meet
  • register (perceptual input) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. pick up
  • receive as a retribution or punishment (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. get
  • bid welcome to; greet upon arrival (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. welcome
  • go through (mental or physical states or experiences) (verb)

    Examples

    1. receive injuries

    Synonyms

    1. experience
    2. get
    3. have
  • get something; come into possession of (verb)

    Examples

    1. receive payment
    2. receive a gift
    3. receive letters from the front

    Synonyms

    1. have
  • receive a specified treatment (abstract) (verb)

    Examples

    1. These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
    2. His movie received a good review

    Synonyms

    1. find
    2. get
    3. incur
    4. obtain
  • express willingness to have in one's home or environs (verb)

    Examples

    1. The community warmly received the refugees

    Synonyms

    1. invite
    2. take in
  • accept as true or valid (verb)

    Examples

    1. He received Christ
  • convert into sounds or pictures (verb)

    Examples

    1. receive the incoming radio signals
  • have or give a reception (verb)
  • partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament (verb)
  • regard favorably or with disapproval (verb)

    Examples

    1. Her new collection of poems was not well received

See definition of receive in Merriam Webster