The meaning of RECEIVE is to come into possession of : acquire. How to use receive in a sentence.

RECEIVE definition: 1. to get or be given something: 2. (of a radio or television) to change a signal into sounds and…. Learn more.

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 …

When a radio or television receives signals that are being transmitted, it picks them up and converts them into sound or pictures. The reception was a little faint but clear enough for him to receive the …

to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts. to have (something) bestowed, conferred, etc.: to receive an honorary degree.

There are 60 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb receive, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

RECEIVE definition: to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered). See examples of receive used in a sentence.