■ verb
1》 be given, presented with, or paid.
↘take delivery of.
↘consent to hear (an oath or confession).
↘buy or accept (goods known to be stolen).
2》 suffer, experience, or be subject to.
↘respond to in a specified way: her first novel was well ~d.
↘meet with (a specified reaction).
↘[as adjective ~d ] widely accepted as authoritative or true.
3》 form (an idea or impression) from an experience.
4》 greet or welcome formally.
↘be visited by.
↘admit as a member.
5》 detect or pick up (broadcast signals).
6》 serve as a receptacle for.
7》 (in tennis and similar games) be the player to whom the server serves (the ball).
Phrases
be at (or on ) the receiving end informal be subjected to something unpleasant.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. receivre , based on L. recipere , from re- 'back' + capere 'take'.