Definition of Receive
Receive
re·ceive


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To get or accept something offered or given.

e.g. She will receive the award at the ceremony tonight.

(verb)
to experience or be subject to something;

e.g. She received recognition for her groundbreaking neuroscience research.

(verb)
to formally welcome or greet someone;

e.g. Two more officials were sent to the airport to receive the man.



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  • "Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting." -- Brian Tracy



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