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Definition receive

Etymology

From Middle English receiven, from Old French receivre, from Latin recipi?, past participle receptus (“to take back, get back, regain, recover, take to oneself, admit, accept, receive, take in, assume, allow, etc.”), from re- (“back”) + capio (“to take”); see capacious. Compare conceive, deceive, perceive. Displaced native Middle English terms in -fon/-fangen (e.g. afon, anfon, afangen, underfangen, etc. "to receive" from Old English -f?n), native Middle English thiggen (“to receive”) (from Old English þicgan), and non-native Middle English aquilen, enquilen (“to receive”) (from Old French aquillir, encueillir).

Verb

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

1. To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
2. (law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
3. To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
4. To incur (an injury).
5. To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
6. (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.
7. (sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
   1. (tennis, badminton, squash (sport)) To be in a position to hit back a service.
   2. (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.
8. (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand.

Noun

receive (plural receives)

1. (telecommunications) An operation in which data is received.

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