RECEIVE

verb (~d; receiving) see: heave Date: 14th century transitive verb to come into possession of ; acquire , 2. to act as a receptacle or container for , to assimilate through the mind or senses , 3. to permit to enter ; admit , welcome , greet , to react to in a specified manner, to accept as authoritative, true, or accurate ; believe , 5. to support the weight or pressure of ; bear , to take (a mark or impression) from the weight of something , acquire , experience , to suffer the hurt or injury of , intransitive verb to be a recipient, to be at home to visitors , to convert incoming radio waves into perceptible signals, to prepare to take possession of the ball from a kick in football