receive
/ɹɪˈsiv/ verb A2- To be given, sent, or paid something. · He received many presents for his birthday.
- To take, as something that is offered; to accept. · He had the offer of employment, but he would not receive it.
- To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
- To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
- To incur (an injury). · I received a bloody nose from the collision.
- To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
- To detect a signal from a transmitter.
- To be in a position to hit back a service.
Plural receive · He/she/it receives · Past received · Past participle received · -ing form receiving
Verb forms
- Base form
- receive
- He/she/it
- receives
- Past
- received
- Past participle
- received
- -ing form
- receiving
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Franz, who had mutely interrogated the countess, and received from her a gracious smile in token that he would be welcome, sought not to retard the gratification of Albert’s eager impatience, but began at once the tour of the house, closely followed by Albert, who availed himself of the few minutes required to reach the opposite side of the theatre to settle the height and smoothness of his collar, and to arrange the lappets of his coat.
Danglars looked towards Fernand, whose excitable nature received and betrayed each fresh impression.
I promise you that to make up for her want of loyalty, I will be most inflexibly severe;” then casting an expressive glance at his betrothed, which seemed to say, “Fear not, for your dear sake my justice shall be tempered with mercy,” and receiving a sweet and approving smile in return, Villefort departed with paradise in his heart.
“The moment you have received this, have the kindness to take the letter of credit from my pocket-book, which you will find in the square drawer of the secrétaire; add your own to it, if it be not sufficient.
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