get / accept
1 [VN] ~ sth (from sb/sth) (rather formal) to get or accept sth that is sent or given to you:
to receive a letter / present / phone call * to receive information / payment / thanks * He received an award for bravery from the police service.
treatment / injury
2 [VN] ~ sth (from sb) to experience or be given a particular type of treatment or an injury:
We received a warm welcome from our hosts. * Emergency cases will receive professional attention immediately. * to receive severe injuries
react to sth
3 [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sth (with sth) to react to sth new, in a particular way:
The play was well received by the critics. * The proposals have been favourably received by most political commentators. * The statistics were received with concern.
guests
4 [VN] [oftenpassive] ~ sb (with sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for receive is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is receive a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, receive is tagged as verb.
Does receive appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — receive appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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