HyperDic: receive

English > 13 senses of the word *receive*:
VERB	possession	receive, have	get something
	change	receive, get, find, obtain, incur	receive a specified treatment (abstract)
	perception	receive, pick up	register (perceptual input)
	perception	receive, experience, have, get	go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
	contact	receive, take in, invite	express willingness to have in one's home / home or environs
	cognition	receive	accept as true or valid
	communication	receive, welcome	bid welcome to
	change	receive	convert into sounds or pictures
	stative	receive, meet, encounter	experience as a reaction
	social	receive	have or give a reception
	perception	receive, get	receive as a retribution or punishment
	consumption	receive	partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
	cognition	receive	regard favorably or with disapproval

receive > pronunciation
Sounds	rahsiy'v; rihsiy'v; riysiy'v
Rhymes	achieve ... weave: 34 rhymes with iyv...

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Get something; come into possession of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Model	The banks receive the check; They receive the money; They receive more bread
Examples	"receive payment" "receive a gift" "receive letters from the front"
Synonym	have
Narrower	accept	Receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
	fence	Receive stolen goods
	graduate	Receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
	hustle	Get by trying hard
	inherit	Receive by genetic transmission
	take in, take up	Accept
Broader	get, acquire	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Similar to	accept, take, have	Receive willingly something given or offered
Spanish	recibir
Catalan	rebre
Nouns	reception	the act of receiving
Nouns	recipient, receiver	a person who receives something

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Receive a specified treatment (abstract).
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation" "His movie received a good review"
Synonyms	get, find, obtain, incur
Narrower	take	Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	get, acquire	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Spanish	adquirir, encontrar, obtener, recibir
Catalan	obtenir

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 3, perception
Meaning	register (perceptual input).
Pattern	Something ----s something
Model	They receive the information to them
Synonym	pick up
Narrower	hear	Receive a communication from someone
Broader	perceive, comprehend	To become aware of through the senses
Spanish	captar, recibir
Adjectives	receptive	of a nerve ... / nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
Nouns	receiver	set that receives radio or tv signals
Nouns	receptor	an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 4, perception
Meaning	go through (mental or physical states or experiences).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"receive injuries"
Synonyms	experience, have, get
Entails	perceive, comprehend	To become aware of through the senses
Narrower	horripilate	Have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps
	suffer, sustain, have, get	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
	take	Experience or feel or submit to
Broader	undergo	Pass through
Spanish	experimentar, tener
Catalan	experimentar, tenir

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Express willingness to have in one's home / home or environs.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	Sam cannot receive Sue
Example	"The community warmly received the refugees"
Synonyms	take in, invite
Narrower	absorb	assimilate or take in
	assume	Take up someone's soul into heaven
	induct	Admit as a member
	see	Receive as a specified guest
	welcome	Receive someone, as into one's house
Spanish	acoger, convidar, invitar, recibir, solicitar
Catalan	convidar, rebre
Adjectives	receptive	open to arguments, ideas, or change

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 6, cognition
Meaning	Accept as true or valid.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"He received Christ"
Broader	accept	Consider or hold as true
Adjectives	receptive	ready or willing to receive favorably
Adjectives	receptive	open to arguments, ideas, or change

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 7, communication
Meaning	bid welcome to; greet upon arrival.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	welcome
Broader	greet, recognize, recognise	Express greetings upon meeting someone
Opposite	say farewell	say good-bye or bid farewell
Spanish	acoger, dar la bienvenida, recibir
Catalan	donar la benvinguda, rebre

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 8, change
Meaning	convert into sounds or pictures.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"receive the incoming radio signals"
Broader	convert	change the nature, purpose, or function of something
Spanish	decodificar, descifrar, recibir
Catalan	rebre
Nouns	receiver	set that receives radio or tv signals

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 9, stative
Meaning	Experience as a reaction.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	meet, encounter
Broader	have, experience	Undergo
Spanish	encontrarse, encontrar, recibirse, recibir
Adjectives	receptive	ready or willing to receive favorably
Adjectives	receptive	open to arguments, ideas, or change

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 10, social
Meaning	Have or give a reception.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Broader	celebrate, fete	Have a celebration
Spanish	recepcionar
Nouns	reception	a formal party of people

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 11, perception
Meaning	Receive as a retribution or punishment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	get
Similar to	catch, get	Suffer from the receipt of
Spanish	cobrar, recibir
Catalan	cobrar, rebre

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 12, consumption
Meaning	partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Category	Christianity, Christian religion	A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
Broader	partake, touch	consume
Spanish	recibir

English > *receive*: 13 senses > verb 13, cognition
Meaning	Regard favorably or with disapproval.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"Her new collection of poems was not well received"
Broader	see, consider, reckon, view, regard	deem to be
Adjectives	receptive	ready or willing to receive favorably
Adjectives	receptive	open to arguments, ideas, or change

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