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receive (iou)



receive verb. ME.

I.
verb trans. & intrans. Take or accept into one's hands or one's possession (something offered or given); accept delivery of (a thing sent); be a recipient (of). ME.
Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona I..Did in your name receive it. L. Kennedy I could not write a letter or receive one without my mothers having to read it.
b. verb trans. Attend to, listen to, heed. LME.
J. R. Green A priest..received his confession.
c. verb trans. Accept the surrender of (a person or place). LME-L15.
d. verb trans. & intrans. Accept or have dealings with (stolen property), knowing of the theft. L16.
J. B. Hilton Nobody's going to get done..for receiving..cutlery.
verb trans. Be provided with or given; acquire, get. ME.
T. F. Powys It was..high time that he received assistance. W. Trevor He knocked..but received no response. Which? Red Riding Hood received 500..from..her grandmother's estate.
b. Get by communication from another; learn or ascertain from another. E16.
Shakespeare Merchant of Venice From her eyes I did receive fair speechless messages.
verb trans. Allow (something) to be done to one; undergo, experience; endure, suffer; have bestowed or conferred on one. ME.
Swift Those who receive orders..enter..the Church. T. L. Peacock Family interests compelled Mr. Glowry to receive..visits from Mr. and Mrs. Hilary. E. A. Stopford The pleasure of receiving..sympathy. S. Brett He..delivered the speech with greater power than it had ever received. Woman Dora..was the next to receive his critical attention.
b. Be marked more or less permanently by (an impression etc.). ME.
c. Have (a blow, wound, etc.) inflicted on one or in some bodily part; get (a specified injury). LME.
L. Sterne The wound..my uncle..received at the siege of Namur. I. Murdoch He received a sudden blow on the shoulder.
d. Have (a law etc.) imposed on one; be subject to. LME.
e. Be exposed to (heat, light, etc.). LME.
f. Of a radio or television set, aerial, recording instrument, etc.: be affected by, detect, or respond internally to a transmitted signal; detect and convert (a signal) to sound, images, etc. Of (the user of) a radio or television set: detect and interpret the signal transmitted by (a given station or distant operator). M19.
L. Deighton 'You are receiving me?' 'Loud and clear,' I said. Times A special aerial is required to receive satellite television.
verb trans. Serve as a receptacle or containing space for; allow to enter or penetrate; be able to hold (contents or a specified amount) conveniently. ME.
Shakespeare Titus Andronicus The basin that receives your..blood. E. Bowen The room received less and less light from the windows. B. England The gully..received the torrent.
verb trans. & intrans. Eat or drink (the sacrament) as part of the Eucharistic service, take (Communion). ME.
b. verb trans. Take in by the mouth; swallow. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
verb trans. Stand the weight, force, or effect of; encounter (a military attack etc.) with resistance. LME.
Tennyson Make broad thy shoulders to receive my weight. T. Hardy She would start..as if she had received a galvanic shock.
b. verb trans. Catch (a falling person or thing). LME.
D. Welch He fell. But..soft grass..received him.
c. verb trans. Perceive or hear (a sound). LME.
d. verb trans. & intrans. Tennis etc. Be the player to whom the server serves (the ball); be required to play against (a service). L19.
verb trans. Retain in one's mind; understand; learn. LME.
II.
verb trans. Treat (a person) in a familiar or friendly manner; entertain as a guest. ME.
V. Woolf Divorced ladies were not received at court. M. Meyer He received them in his study.
b. verb intrans. Hold a formal reception; entertain visitors. M19.
J. le Carre She was dressed to receive.
verb trans. Meet (a person) with signs of welcome or salutation; greet, welcome, esp. in a specified manner. ME.
J. F. Hendry Rilke..was received by Prince Thurn. M. Seymour Conrad received his..visitor with..courtesy.
verb trans. Admit (a person); give accommodation or shelter to; harbour. ME.
verb trans.
a. Take or accept (a person) in some capacity. Now rare exc. in receive in marriage. ME.
b. Get (a person) into one's custody, control, etc. Now rare or obsolete. ME.
verb trans. Admit (a person or thing) to or into a state, privilege, occupation, etc. Now chiefly spec., admit to membership of a society, organization, etc. (freq. foll. by into). LME.
E. Longford Wulfstan was ready to receive him into the..Church.
verb trans. Take, accept, hear, etc., in a specified manner or with a specified expression of feeling. LME.
T. Hardy The proposal was received with..commendation. Times The sale was well received by analysts.
b. Take for, regard as. LME.
verb trans. Give credit to; accept as authoritative or true. Chiefly as received ppl adjective. LME.
Times The..received wisdom held that the..sector was poised to fall. Poetry Review Teachers..remaining locked-in on received ideas about poetry.
b. Pass (a law). M16-M17.
Phrases: on receive (of a radio receiver) in the state of being able to receive radio signals, with the receiver switched on. received pronunciation the form of spoken British English based on educated speech in southern England and considered to be least regional. receive silk: see SILK noun 3b. receive the spirit: see SPIRIT noun. the Received Standard = received pronunciation above.