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Meaning of "receive" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECEIVE

From Old French receivre, from Latin recipere to take back, from re- + capere to take.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RECEIVE

receive  [rɪˈsiːv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECEIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Receive is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb receive in English.

WHAT DOES RECEIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of receive in the English dictionary

The first definition of receive in the dictionary is to take into one's hand or possession. Other definition of receive is to have bestowed. Receive is also to accept delivery or transmission of.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECEIVE

PRESENT

Present
I receive
you receive
he/she/it receives
we receive
you receive
they receive
Present continuous
I am receiving
you are receiving
he/she/it is receiving
we are receiving
you are receiving
they are receiving
Present perfect
I have received
you have received
he/she/it has received
we have received
you have received
they have received
Present perfect continuous
I have been receiving
you have been receiving
he/she/it has been receiving
we have been receiving
you have been receiving
they have been receiving
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I received
you received
he/she/it received
we received
you received
they received
Past continuous
I was receiving
you were receiving
he/she/it was receiving
we were receiving
you were receiving
they were receiving
Past perfect
I had received
you had received
he/she/it had received
we had received
you had received
they had received
Past perfect continuous
I had been receiving
you had been receiving
he/she/it had been receiving
we had been receiving
you had been receiving
they had been receiving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will receive
you will receive
he/she/it will receive
we will receive
you will receive
they will receive
Future continuous
I will be receiving
you will be receiving
he/she/it will be receiving
we will be receiving
you will be receiving
they will be receiving
Future perfect
I will have received
you will have received
he/she/it will have received
we will have received
you will have received
they will have received
Future perfect continuous
I will have been receiving
you will have been receiving
he/she/it will have been receiving
we will have been receiving
you will have been receiving
they will have been receiving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would receive
you would receive
he/she/it would receive
we would receive
you would receive
they would receive
Conditional continuous
I would be receiving
you would be receiving
he/she/it would be receiving
we would be receiving
you would be receiving
they would be receiving
Conditional perfect
I would have receive
you would have receive
he/she/it would have receive
we would have receive
you would have receive
they would have receive
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been receiving
you would have been receiving
he/she/it would have been receiving
we would have been receiving
you would have been receiving
they would have been receiving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you receive
we let´s receive
you receive
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to receive
Past participle
received
Present Participle
receiving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECEIVE


achieve
əˈtʃiːv
apperceive
ˌæpəˈsiːv
believe
bɪˈliːv
breve
briːv
conceive
kənˈsiːv
deceive
dɪˈsiːv
eve
iːv
half-sleeve
ˈhɑːfˌsliːv
leave
liːv
misconceive
ˌmɪskənˈsiːv
misperceive
ˌmɪspəˈsiːv
parasceve
ˈpærəˌsiːv
perceive
pəˈsiːv
preconceive
ˌpriːkənˈsiːv
reconceive
ˌriːkənˈsiːv
retrieve
rɪˈtriːv
sleeve
sliːv
undeceive
ˌʌndɪˈsiːv
vive
viːv
we´ve
wiːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECEIVE

receding hairline
receipt
receipt book
receiptor
receipts
receivability
receivable
receivableness
receivables
receival
received
Received Pronunciation
receiver
receivership
receiving line
receiving order
receiving set
recency
recency effect
recense

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECEIVE

active
alive
alternative
archive
arrive
automotive
competitive
comprehensive
cooperative
creative
drive
effective
exclusive
executive
expensive
extensive
five
give
in the negative
reive

Synonyms and antonyms of receive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RECEIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «receive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of receive

Translation of «receive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECEIVE

Find out the translation of receive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of receive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «receive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收到
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recibir
570 millions of speakers

English

receive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्राप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَسْتَلِمُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

получать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

receber
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রহণ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

recevoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terima
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erhalten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

受け取る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

받다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nampa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெறும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राप्त करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

teslim almak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ricevere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

otrzymać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

отримувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a primi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαμβάνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontvang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ta emot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of receive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECEIVE»

The term «receive» is very widely used and occupies the 1.595 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECEIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «receive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «receive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about receive

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «RECEIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word receive.
1
Elliott Abrams
The story of the Jews in the Bible is replete with incidents of their ingratitude to God for His gifts to them: incidents that just as repeatedly merit and receive punishment.
2
Aaron Allston
Definition of 'Free': You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.
3
Barbara de Angelis
Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.
4
Louis Bacon
It is a wonderful honor to receive the Audubon Medal from the National Audubon Society, which for more than a century has fought tirelessly to protect and preserve our natural resources and environment for future generations.
5
Tony Bates
The amount of education, in the most basic sense of the word, I receive on a daily basis through Skype amazes me. The technology is one of the reasons I wanted to join Skype and am eager to get Skype into every classroom around the globe.
6
Max Baucus
In this ever-changing world, it's more important than ever that our top-notch military continues to receive the resources needed to serve and protect our country.
7
Chris Bohjalian
As a novelist, there are three phone calls you never expect to receive in your lifetime because if you waited for them you would grow despairing - one calling from Stockholm with a Swedish accent, one from the NBA, and one from Oprah Winfrey.
8
Beau Bridges
Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films.
9
Nick Cave
An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.
10
DeWitt Clinton
The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECEIVE»

Discover the use of receive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to receive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Permission to Receive: Four Rational Approaches to the ...
Four rational approaches to the Torah's Divine Origin, for those who value both intellectual integrity and the Jewish spiritual inheritance.
Lawrence Kelemen, 1996
2
31 Reasons People Do Not Receive Their Financial Harvest
Are you tired of the same old life... the same old routine... and ready for a change? In this book you will learn to recognize the Enemies of Prosperity, how to Sow a Seed to get amazing results. It is truly an Investment into your future.
Mike Murdoch, 2012
3
Encounter: Receive Christ's Freedom
Encounter! Receive Christ's Freedom will show you how to apply Christ's victory to your own life. This book is an excellent resource for someone who is bound by sinful habits or who simply needs to live an abundant life.
Joel Comiskey, 2006
4
The Crimes Women Commit: The Punishments They Receive
This classic text will become an essential tool for teachers and researchers within criminology and criminal justice, and among the subfields within sociology, psychology, and economics, where research on women who commit crimes has grown ...
Rita James Simon, Heather Ahn-Redding, 2005
5
Choose to Believe, Live to Receive
Choose to Believe, Live to Receive will not only inspire youth but also people of all ages to be firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord! (1 Nephi 2:10).
Lori Riddle, 2008
6
Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help
In this seminal book on the topic, corporate culture and organizational development guru Ed Schein analyzes the social and psychological dynamics common to all types of helping relationships, explains why help is often not helpful, and ...
Edgar H. Schein, 2010
7
Receive the Promises
Join new author Petalrose Wenham-Clark as she addresses how to receive the promises of the Bible, pinpoints why you have yet to receive those promises, and guides you toward a path of blessings.
Petalrose Wenham-Clark, 2010
8
How to Receive Jesus
The most important decision one makes in life is to receive Jesus. It is a life choice that determines our eternal destiny. This book will guide you toward making your decision for Christ.
Valda Lawrence, Valda I. Lawrence, 2008
9
Receive Healing in Jesus Name
The best medicine anyone can take when a healing is needed in the body, mind, or spirit is God's Word. This book is a practical guide to divine healing today. It answers some of the questions that many of us have had when seeking healing.
Kimberly Rollman, 2008
10
How to Receive Prosperity & Provision: 17 Biblical ...
Christians have access to unlimited and unimaginable resources. But with this access comes accountability. This is a lot of trust that God places in our lives. It is more than just finances.
Rich Brott, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECEIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term receive is used in the context of the following news items.
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New York Churches Receive Tearful Farewells
Parishioners of the Roman Catholic Church of All Saints in Harlem openly wept at Mass on Sunday as the sounds of the choir lifted up to the soaring ceilings. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Two thirds of people will not receive new full rate state pension
In a written statement to the House of Lords, pensions minister Ros Altmann disclosed that just 37 per cent of people would receive "the full amount of new state ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Judge Orders Anti-Obama Filmmaker D'Souza Receive
Judge Orders Anti-Obama Filmmaker D'Souza Receive Psychological Counseling. By Lauren Walker 7/14/15 at 9:13 AM. RTR3Q10P. U.S.. Dinesh D'Souza ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
4
US Churches Receive Less Trust Yet More Money Than Ever
In the wake of Ferguson, police received a confidence score of 52 percent, 5 percentage points lower than its average of 57 percent. That's the lowest since ... «ChristianityToday.com, Jun 15»
5
Two World War I Soldiers Posthumously Receive Medal of Honor
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday awarded the Medal of Honor to two American soldiers, one African-American and one Jewish, whose valor and ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
Caitlyn Jenner to receive ESPYs award
Caitlyn Jenner will receive ESPN's Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the televised ESPYs ceremony next month. A network spokesman confirmed the plan for the ... «CNNMoney, Jun 15»
7
Thomas Cook executive set to receive £11million bonus
The Thomas Cook chief executive accused of seeking millions in 'blood money' over the deaths of two British children in a Corfu hotel is due to receive an ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
8
Cops receive combined $151K in 'forced rehab' suit
While one of the officers previously received a $75,000 settlement, the remaining two were respectively awarded $46,000 and $105,000 on Thursday, according ... «New York Post, May 15»
9
Student election workers receive scholarships
Webster Dyer, right, and his mother, Anne Kiske, review items given to scholarship recipients Wednesday at a reception held for the Missouri Youth Election ... «News-Press Now, May 15»
10
Clintons Receive More Than $25 Million From Speeches in Past 16 …
WASHINGTON—Hillary and Bill Clinton earned more than $30 million in the past 16 months, with $25 million coming from the delivery of 104 paid speeches and ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»

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