How to Spell receive

receive

receive - verb

  • To come into possession of : acquire
  • To act as a receptacle or container for
  • To assimilate through the mind or senses
  • To permit to enter : admit
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"receive a gift"

receive - thesaurus

Synonyms: admit, enter, take

Antonyms: ban, bar

Etymology

Latin

Middle English, from Anglo-French receivre, from Latin recipere, from re- + capere to take

Word family

received, receiving, receiver