receive

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 [rɪˈsiːv]


Inflections of 'receive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
receives
v 3rd person singular
receiving
v pres pverb, present participle: -ing verb used descriptively or to form progressive verb--for example, "a singing bird," "It is singing."
received
v pastverb, past simple: Past tense--for example, "He saw the man." "She laughed."
received
v past pverb, past participle: Verb form used descriptively or to form verbs--for example, "the locked door," "The door has been locked."
WordReference Collins English Usage © 2019
receive
When you receive something, someone gives it to you, or it arrives after it has been sent to you. Get is used in a similar way. You use receive in formal writing and get in conversation and in less formal writing.
For example, in a business letter you might write ‘I received a letter from Mr Jones’, but in conversation and in less formal writing you would say or write ‘I got a letter from Mr Jones’.
The police received a call from the house at about 4.50 a.m.
I got a call from my father.
You can say that someone receives or gets a wage, salary, or pension.
His mother received no pension or compensation.
He was getting a very low salary.
You can also say that someone receives or gets help or advice.
She has received help from friends.
Get advice from your local health department.
'receive' also found in these entries:
directly - get - know - surgery
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