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.
Choose between these
4- everyday
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
when the recipient's positive openness should be explicit
not when Welcome is too approving for neutral receipt.
- professional
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.
Choose between these
5- everyday
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
when enthusiastic acceptance of an idea or person is intended
not when Embrace overstates a response that is merely favorable.
- warm
when greeting a person with warmth is the precise action
not when A welcome describes hospitality, not every audience response.
- professional
when recognizing a message or contribution is enough
not when Acknowledgment can be neutral and need not be welcoming.
Said against
4- refuse
- reject
- exclude
- dismiss
It naturally appears in
4- 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.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English verb sense 1: take or acquire something given or sent opens in a new tab for meaning 1 · retrieved 2026-07-26
- wiktionary, English verb sense 3: greet, welcome, or react to opens in a new tab for meaning 2 · retrieved 2026-07-26
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