receive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English receiven from Old French recever from Latin recipere, pp. receptus (“‘to take back, get back, regain, recover, take to oneself, admit, accept, receive, take in, assume, allow, etc.’”) from re- (“‘back’”) + capere (“‘to take’”); see capacious. Cf. conceive, deceive, perceive. Replaced native Middle English terms in -fon/-fangen (eg. afon, anfon, afangen, underfangen, etc. "to receive" from Old English -fōn), native Middle English thiggen "to receive" (from Old English þicgan), and non-native Middle English aquilen, enquilen "to receive" (from Old French aquillir, encueillir).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪsiːv/
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• Rhymes: -iːv

[edit] Verb

to receive (third-person singular simple present receives, present participle receiving, simple past and past participle received)

1. to get, to be given something while the other party is the active partner (opposite: to obtain).

   She received a lot of presents for her birthday.

2. to take possession of
3. To act as a host for guests.
4. To suffer from (an injury)

   I received a bloody nose from the collision.

5. (sports) To be in a position to take possition, or hit back the ball.
   1. (tennis, badminton, squash) To be in a position to hit back a service.
   2. (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass

[edit] Related terms

• receivable
• receiver
• reception
• receipt
• receptive
• receptacle
• recept
• recipient

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[edit] External links

• receive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• receive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911