receive
receive Lexical Profile
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• verb
To be given, presented with, or paid (something).
"The scholarship recipients will receive their financial awards at the ceremony."
To experience, undergo, or be subjected to (a specific treatment, reaction, or injury).
"Her debut novel received widespread acclaim from literary critics."
To greet, welcome, or entertain (guests or visitors) formally.
"The ambassador stood in the grand hall to receive the visiting diplomats."
To detect or pick up (broadcast signals or electronic waves) and convert them into sound, images, or data.
"The satellite dish is angled toward the southern sky to receive the clearest signal."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old North French receivre, from Latin recipere ('to take back, regain, accept'), formed from re- ('back') and capere ('to take').