receive
verb
rɪˈsiːv 
rɪˈsiːv get/accept
1 [transitive] (rather formal) to get or accept something that is sent or given to youreceive something to receive a letter/present/phone callto receive information/payment/thanksreceive something from somebody/something He received an award for bravery from the police service.treatment/injury
2 [transitive] to experience or be given a particular type of treatment or an injuryreceive something from somebody We received a warm welcome from our hosts.receive something Emergency cases will receive professional attention immediately.to receive severe injuriesreact to something
3 [transitive, usually passive] to react to something new, in a particular wayreceive something + adverb/preposition The play was well received by the critics.The proposals have been favourably received by most political commentators.receive something with something The statistics were received with concern.guests
4 [transitive, often passive] receive somebody (with something)| receive somebody (as something) (formal) to welcome or entertain a guest, especially formallyHe was received as an honoured guest at the White House.as member of something
5 [transitive] receive somebody (into something) (formal) to officially recognize and accept somebody as a member of a groupThree young people were received into the Church at Easter.TV/radio
6 [transitive] receive something to change broadcast signals into sounds or pictures on a television, radio, etcto receive programmes via satellite7 [transitive] receive something/somebody to be able to hear a radio message that is being sent by somebodyI'm receiving you loud and clear.stolen goods
8 [transitive, intransitive] receive (something) (especially British English) to buy or accept goods that you know have been stolenin sport
9 [intransitive, transitive] receive (something) (in tennis, etc.) to be the player that the server hits the ball toShe won the toss and chose to receive.Idioms
