Words of Positivity
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Receive

v.kind, hopefuleveryday

Meaning 1

To be given, sent, or presented with something.

Reach for it when describing open acceptance of help, recognition, information, or a gift

Each apprentice received a complete set of repaired tools.

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  • everyday

    accept

    when willing consent or taking possession is central

    not when Receiving can happen without approval or a choice to accept.

  • everyday

    collect

    when going to take something available is the action

    not when Collect implies active retrieval rather than being given something.

  • warm

    welcome

    when the recipient's positive openness should be explicit

    not when Welcome is too approving for neutral receipt.

  • professional

    obtain

    when successfully acquiring something is the point

    not when Obtain suggests effort and says nothing about a giver.

Meaning 2

To welcome or respond to a person, idea, or performance in a particular way.

Reach for it when describing the quality of a welcome or response

The audience received the young composer's first piece warmly.

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  • everyday

    greet

    when the initial acknowledgment of arrival matters

    not when Greeting may be brief and says little about later reception.

  • everyday

    hear

    when giving an idea a fair audience is central

    not when Hearing something does not establish understanding or acceptance.

  • warm

    embrace

    when enthusiastic acceptance of an idea or person is intended

    not when Embrace overstates a response that is merely favorable.

  • warm

    welcome

    when greeting a person with warmth is the precise action

    not when A welcome describes hospitality, not every audience response.

  • professional

    acknowledge

    when recognizing a message or contribution is enough

    not when Acknowledgment can be neutral and need not be welcoming.

Said against

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  • refuse
  • reject
  • exclude
  • dismiss

It naturally appears in

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  • receive support

    The clinic continued to receive support from former patients.

  • receive a visitor

    Two student guides waited to receive a visitor at the east entrance.

  • warmly received

    The accessibility proposal was warmly received by the planning group.

  • receive recognition

    The maintenance crew will receive recognition at the annual meeting.

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