See Also: receive(medicine)
receive(dictionary)
receive(dictionary)
Receive fixed counterparty(money)
Receive floating counterparty(money)
Receive versus payment(money)
Receive fixed counterparty(finance)
Receive floating counterparty(finance)
Receive versus payment(finance)

receive (oh)



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1 ?be given something?
2 ?be sent something?
3 ?treatment?
4 ?reaction to something?
5 be on/at the receiving end (of something)
6 receive an injury/blow
7 ?people?
8 ?by radio?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old North French; Origin: receivre, from Latin recipere, from capere 'to take']
?BE GIVEN SOMETHING?
to be given something
-synonym get get
::All the children will receive a small gift.
receive sth from sb
::She received an honorary degree from Harvard.
receive attention/affection/support
::She received no support from her parents.
receive payment/money/a pension etc
::They will be entitled to receive unemployment benefit.
receive a prize/award/gift etc
::He went up to receive his award from the mayor.
receive education/training
::16- to 18-year-olds receiving full-time education
::Lee received 324 votes (=324 people voted for him) .
?BE SENT SOMETHING?
formal to get a letter, message, or telephone call, or something which someone has sent you
receive sth from sb
::He received a letter from his insurance company.
::If you would like to receive further information , return the attached form.
::We have received numerous complaints about the noise.
?TREATMENT?
formal if you receive a particular type of medical treatment, it is done to you
::He received hospital treatment for a cut over his eye.
?REACTION TO SOMETHING?
[usually passive] to react in a particular way to a suggestion, idea, performance etc
-see also reception reception
::The film was well received by critics (=they said it was good) .
::He received the news in silence.
be on/at the receiving end (of sth)
to be the person who is affected by someone else's actions, usually in an unpleasant way
::She found herself on the receiving end of racist abuse.
receive an injury/blow
formal to be injured or hit
?PEOPLE?
formal to officially accept someone as a guest or member of a group
receive guests/visitors
::She isn't well enough to receive visitors yet.
receive sb into sth
::She was later received into the Church.
?BY RADIO?
a) if a radio or television receives radio waves or other signals, it makes them become sounds or pictures
b) to be able to hear a radio message that someone is sending
::Receiving you loud and clear!'
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HINT sense 1
In spoken English it is more usual to use get.