receive

receive is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

reason - receive - recent

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /rɪsiːv/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: re‧ceive

Verb

Plain form receive

Third-person singular receives

Past tense received

Past participle received

Present participle receiving

1. (transitive) When you receive something, you get something that was sent or given to you.
   • Synonym: obtain

   I receive letters in the mail every day.

   It is better to give than to receive.

Related words

• Received Pronunciation
• recipient
• reception
• receptionist