receive verb [ T ] (GET)
A2 to get or be given something:
Did you receive my letter?
› to be able to hear someone's voice when they are communicating with you by radio:
More examples
- Members all receive a free copy of the monthly newsletter.
- Tomorrow the children will receive their anxiously awaited presents.
- One aggrieved customer complained that he still hadn't received the book he had ordered several weeks ago.
- The orchestra receives £2 million a year in sponsorship from various companies.
- The planet Jupiter radiates twice as much heat from inside as it receives from the Sun.
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Getting, receiving and accepting
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receive verb [ T ] (WELCOME)
C1 to react to something or someone in a particular way that shows how you feel about it, him, or her:
The speech was well/warmly/coldly, etc. received by the conference delegates.
be received into sth formal
› to be made a member of an organization:
He was received into the church.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Welcoming, greeting & greetings
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