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.
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.
| Meaning 1 | Meaning 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| everyday | ||
| warm | ||
| professional |
everyday
Fits when willing consent or taking possession is central
Careful Receiving can happen without approval or a choice to accept.
everyday
collect
Fits when going to take something available is the action
Careful Collect implies active retrieval rather than being given something.
warm
Fits when the recipient's positive openness should be explicit
Careful Welcome is too approving for neutral receipt.
professional
Fits when successfully acquiring something is the point
Careful Obtain suggests effort and says nothing about a giver.
everyday
Fits when the initial acknowledgment of arrival matters
Careful Greeting may be brief and says little about later reception.
everyday
hear
Fits when giving an idea a fair audience is central
Careful Hearing something does not establish understanding or acceptance.
warm
Fits when enthusiastic acceptance of an idea or person is intended
Careful Embrace overstates a response that is merely favorable.
warm
Fits when greeting a person with warmth is the precise action
Careful A welcome describes hospitality, not every audience response.
professional
Fits when recognizing a message or contribution is enough
Careful Acknowledgment can be neutral and need not be welcoming.
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.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated
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