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"
Etymology
Latin
Middle English, from Anglo-French receivre, from Latin recipere, from re- + capere to take
Word family
received, receiving, receiver