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receive receive definition

receive


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  receive 
 
  5  of  12  senses  of  receive 
 
  Sense  1 
  receive,  have 
  =>  take  in  take  up 
  =>  accept 
  =>  fence 
  =>  graduate 
  =>  inherit 
 
  Sense  2 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  3 
  pick  up  receive 
  =>  hear 
 
  Sense  4 
  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
  =>  suffer,  sustain,  have  get 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  5 
  receive,  take  in  invite 
  =>  welcome 
  =>  see 
  =>  assume 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  receive 
 
  5  of  12  senses  of  receive 
 
  Sense  1 
  receive,  have 
  =>  take  in  take  up 
  =>  fuel 
  =>  refuel 
  =>  accept 
  =>  fence 
  =>  graduate 
  =>  inherit 
 
  Sense  2 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  3 
  pick  up  receive 
  =>  hear 
 
  Sense  4 
  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
  =>  suffer,  sustain,  have  get 
  =>  crack  up  crack,  crock  up  break  up  collapse 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  5 
  receive,  take  in  invite 
  =>  welcome 
  =>  see 
  =>  assume 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  receive 
 
  2  of  12  senses  of  receive 
 
  Sense  1 
  receive,  have 
  =>  accept  take  have 
 
  Sense  4 
  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  receive 
 
  12  senses  of  receive 
 
  Sense  1 
  receive,  have 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  2 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  3 
  pick  up  receive 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
 
  Sense  4 
  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
 
  Sense  5 
  receive,  take  in  invite 
 
  Sense  6 
  receive 
  =>  accept 
 
  Sense  7 
  welcome,  receive 
  =>  greet,  recognize,  recognise 
 
  Sense  8 
  receive 
  =>  convert 
 
  Sense  9 
  meet  encounter,  receive 
  =>  have  experience 
 
  Sense  10 
  receive 
  =>  celebrate,  fete 
 
  Sense  11 
  get  receive 
 
  Sense  12 
  receive 
  =>  partake,  touch 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  receive 
 
  receive  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  12) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  receive 
 
  Sense  1 
  receive,  have 
  =>  get  acquire 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  pick  up  receive 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  receive,  take  in  invite 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  receive 
  =>  accept 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  welcome,  receive 
  =>  greet,  recognize,  recognise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  receive 
  =>  convert 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  meet  encounter,  receive 
  =>  have  experience 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  receive 
  =>  celebrate,  fete 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  get  receive 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  receive 
  =>  partake,  touch 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  receive 
  receiver 
  receiver-creditor  relation 
  receivership 
 
  Overview  of  verb  receive 
 
  The  verb  receive  has  12  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (123)  receive,  have  --  (get  something  come  into  possession  of  "receive  payment";  "receive  a  gift";  "receive  letters  from  the  front") 
  2.  (27)  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur  --  (receive  a  specified  treatment  (abstract);  "These  aspects  of  civilization  do  not  find  expression  or  receive  an  interpretation";  "His  movie  received  a  good  review";  "I  got  nothing  but  trouble  for  my  good  intentions") 
  3.  (25)  pick  up  receive  --  (of  perceptual  input:  receive  a  signal,  receive  news  receive  a  verdict,  etc.) 
  4.  (22)  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo  --  (of  mental  or  physical  states  or  experiences:  "get  an  idea";  "experience  vertigo";  "get  nauseous";  "undergo  a  strange  sensation";  "The  chemical  undergoes  a  sudden  change";  "The  fluid  undergoes  shear";  "receive  injuries";  "have  a  feeling") 
  5.  (16)  receive,  take  in  invite  --  (express  willingness  to  have  in  one's  home  or  environs;  "The  community  warmly  received  the  refugees") 
  6.  (8)  receive  --  (accept  as  true  or  valid;  "He  received  Christ") 
  7.  (2)  welcome,  receive  --  (bid  welcome  to  greet  upon  arrival) 
  8.  (2)  receive  --  (convert  into  sounds  or  pictures,  of  incoming  radio  signals) 
  9.  (1)  meet  encounter,  receive  --  (experience  as  a  reaction;  "My  proposal  met  with  much  opposition") 
  10.  receive  --  (have  or  give  a  reception;  "The  lady  is  receiving  Sunday  morning") 
  11.  get  receive  --  (receive  as  a  retribution  or  punishment;  "He  got  5  years  in  prison") 
  12.  receive  --  (partake  of  the  Eucharist,  in  a  Christian  church) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  receive 
  received 
 
  Overview  of  verb  receive 
 
  The  verb  receive  has  12  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (123)  receive,  have  --  (get  something  come  into  possession  of  "receive  payment";  "receive  a  gift";  "receive  letters  from  the  front") 
  2.  (27)  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur  --  (receive  a  specified  treatment  (abstract);  "These  aspects  of  civilization  do  not  find  expression  or  receive  an  interpretation";  "His  movie  received  a  good  review";  "I  got  nothing  but  trouble  for  my  good  intentions") 
  3.  (25)  pick  up  receive  --  (of  perceptual  input:  receive  a  signal,  receive  news  receive  a  verdict,  etc.) 
  4.  (22)  experience,  receive,  have  get  undergo  --  (of  mental  or  physical  states  or  experiences:  "get  an  idea";  "experience  vertigo";  "get  nauseous";  "undergo  a  strange  sensation";  "The  chemical  undergoes  a  sudden  change";  "The  fluid  undergoes  shear";  "receive  injuries";  "have  a  feeling") 
  5.  (16)  receive,  take  in  invite  --  (express  willingness  to  have  in  one's  home  or  environs;  "The  community  warmly  received  the  refugees") 
  6.  (8)  receive  --  (accept  as  true  or  valid;  "He  received  Christ") 
  7.  (2)  welcome,  receive  --  (bid  welcome  to  greet  upon  arrival) 
  8.  (2)  receive  --  (convert  into  sounds  or  pictures,  of  incoming  radio  signals) 
  9.  (1)  meet  encounter,  receive  --  (experience  as  a  reaction;  "My  proposal  met  with  much  opposition") 
  10.  receive  --  (have  or  give  a  reception;  "The  lady  is  receiving  Sunday  morning") 
  11.  get  receive  --  (receive  as  a  retribution  or  punishment;  "He  got  5  years  in  prison") 
  12.  receive  --  (partake  of  the  Eucharist,  in  a  Christian  church) 



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