RECEIVE


Meaning of RECEIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈsēv ]

verb

( re·ceived ; re·ceiv·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French receivre, from Latin recipere, from re- + capere to take — more at heave

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1. : to come into possession of : acquire

receive a gift

2.

a. : to act as a receptacle or container for

the cistern receive s water from the roof

b. : to assimilate through the mind or senses

receive new ideas

3.

a. : to permit to enter : admit

b. : welcome , greet

c. : to react to in a specified manner

4. : to accept as authoritative, true, or accurate : believe

5.

a. : to support the weight or pressure of : bear

b. : to take (a mark or impression) from the weight of something

some clay receive s clear impressions

c. : acquire , experience

received his early schooling at home

d. : to suffer the hurt or injury of

received a broken nose

intransitive verb

1. : to be a recipient

2. : to be at home to visitors

receive s on Tuesdays

3. : to convert incoming radio waves into perceptible signals

4. : to prepare to take possession of the ball from a kick in football

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.