receive
To be given, sent, or paid somethingTo be given, sent, or paid something.
» We received word of his death.
Wir erhielten Nachricht von seinem Tod. — Hans_Adler
Мы получили извещение о его смерти. — sharptoothed
Мы получили весть о его смерти. — Ooneykcall
Нас известили о его смерти. — Ooneykcall
Нас сповістили про його смерть. — shanghainese
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10 senses(transitive)To be given, sent, or paid something.
He received many presents for his birthday.
(dated, transitive)To take, as something that is offered; to accept.
He had the offer of employment, but he would not receive it.
bekommen, erhalten, empfangen
получа́тьpolučátʹ, получи́тьpolučítʹ
отри́муватиotrýmuvaty, отри́матиotrýmaty
accept as true or valid
To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
(transitive)To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.
empfangen
принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ
прийма́тиpryjmáty
(transitive)To incur (an injury).
I received a bloody nose from the collision.
To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
To detect a signal from a transmitter.
empfangen
получа́тьpolučátʹ, получи́тьpolučítʹ, лови́тьlovítʹ
To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
To be in a position to hit back a service.
To be in a position to catch a forward pass.
empfangen, erhalten
получа́тьpolučátʹ, получи́тьpolučítʹ
(intransitive, transitive)To accept into the mind; to understand.
Examples
1919 sentencesWe received word of his death.
Нас сповістили про його смерть. — shanghainese
ruМы получили извещение о его смерти. — sharptoothed
deWir erhielten Nachricht von seinem Tod. — Hans_Adler
I received a letter from her.
Я отримав від неї листа. — deniko
ruЯ получил от неё письмо. — shanghainese
deIch habe einen Brief von ihr bekommen. — MUIRIEL
We received some bad news today.
Сьогодні ми отримали деякі погані звістки. — tikan0
ruМы сегодня получили плохие новости. — marafon
The children received shoes for Christmas.
Діти отримали взуття на Різдво. — deniko
Tom received a lot of gifts.
Том отримав багато подарунків. — deniko
deTom hat viele Geschenke erhalten. — dasbeispielholz
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English receyven, from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere (“take back, aFrom Middle English receyven, from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere (“take back, accept, etc.”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to take”); see capacious. Compare conceive, deceive, perceive. Displaced native Middle English terms in -fon/-fangen (e.g. afon, anfon, afangen, underfangen, etc. "to receive" from Old English -fōn), native Middle English thiggen (“to receive”) (from Old English þiċġan), and non-native Middle English aquilen, enquilen (“to receive”) (from Old French aquillir, encueillir).
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Forms
receives, receiving, received, receivedSynonyms
31 synonyms- receive a specified treatment (abstract):getfindobtainincur
- express willingness to have in one's home or environs:take ininvite
- get something; come into possession of:have
- bid welcome to; greet upon arrival:welcome
- register (perceptual input):pick up
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences):experiencehaveget
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
26 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- received a letter
- received an an
- ever received
- received death threats
- received a reply
- received your letter
- received a lot
- ever received from
- forward to receiving
- haven't received any
- received any
- received the flowers