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receive
  1. To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
  2. To take possession of.
  3. To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
  4. To incur (an injury).
  5. To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
  6. (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.
  7. (sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
    1. (squash) To be in a position to hit back a service.
    2. (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.
  8. (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. collect, accept, get, obtain, gain, acquire, secure, take, derive, win, attain, earn, grab, land, score, net, accrue, bag, nab, snag, inherit, have, cop, be awarded, be given, be paid, be presented with, be provided with, come by, come into, have conferred on one, pick up, procure, draw, reap, bring in, make, realize, garner, realise, achieve, glean, gather, pull down, get hold of, capture, clear, pocket, pull in, take home … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “The best player of the season will receive a prestigious award.”
      “I would finally receive my package in the mail after days of waiting.”
      “I expect to receive news of my dear mother within the next day or two.”
receipt
  1. To give or write a receipt (for something).
  2. To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; to mark a bill as having been paid.
received
  1. simple past tense and past participle of receive
  2. Synonyms:
      3. found, incurred, experienced, encountered, welcomed, beared, endured, gained, got, acquired, drew, invited, aroused, earned, made, brought upon oneself, brought upon yourself, exposed oneself to, laid yourself open to, took, reacted to, coped with, dealt with, greeted, handled, met, responded to, accepted, managed, contended with, grappled with, treated, acknowledged, acted towards, came to terms with, engaged with, reacted toward, regarded, acted toward, acted with regard to, addressed, behaved toward, behaved towards, conducted oneself toward, conducted oneself towards, considered, interacted with, viewed, addrest, heard … more
receiue
  1. obsolete typography of receive
receiving
  1. present participle of receive
  2. Synonyms:
      3. getting, acquiring, obtaining, coming by, coming to have, coming into possession of, gaining, earning, winning, coming into, coming in for, taking possession of, taking receipt of, buying, purchasing, procuring, possessing oneself of, securing, gathering, collecting, picking up, appropriating, amassing, building up, hooking, netting, landing, achieving, attaining, getting hold of, getting hands on, grabbing, bagging, getting one's hands on, getting one's mitts on, scoring, snagging, gleaning, nabbing, collaring, having, copping, latching onto, racking up, accessing, locking up, swinging, inheriting, accepting, accepting delivery of … more
receave
  1. Obsolete form of receive.
receipts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of receipt
receives
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of receive
  2. Synonyms:
      3. collects, accepts, gets, obtains, gains, acquires, secures, takes, derives, wins, attains, earns, grabs, lands, scores, nets, accrues, bags, nabs, snags, inherits, has, cops, comes by, comes into, has conferred on one, picks up, finds, takes into one's possession, accepts delivery of, hears, discovers, learns, gathers, finds out, finds out about, gets wind of, learns of, regards, considers, meets, treats, addresses … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Now the question master has barred the accusing team from competing again until he receives a public apology.”
      “The client usually receives a quotation with projections when buying a policy.”
      “No plant receives more oohs and aahs from visitors to our test garden than variegated Jacob's ladder.”
receiveth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of receive
receivest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of receive
receivedst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of receive
receiued
  1. simple past tense and past participle of receiue
receipted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of receipt
  2. Examples:
      3. “The option of providing tax relief for receipted outlays on childcare is also being examined by a cabinet subcommittee.”
      “Only correctly receipted invoices will be acceptable in support of a claim for grant assistance.”
      “It is also notable that the reports did say that all contributions were handled and receipted properly.”
receipting
  1. present participle of receipt
  2. Examples:
      3. “This policy addresses the issues associated with receipting of such donations.”
      “We will do all of the counting and receipting and will send a thank you award to your child.”
      “It is imperative that any matters pertaining to receipting are handled efficiently, appropriately and legally.”
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