receive
verb (used with object)
to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered).
am receiving
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present progressiveof receive (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I still am receiving my VA disability pension of $347 a month and I am waiting for an increase of benefits to be approved that will boost my pension by about $1,200.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2025
At the end of the day, what is so beautiful about this is no amount of money, no amount of accolades could give me the gift that I am receiving now.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2024
"I am receiving an almost impossible inheritance," he told the Rome gathering of Forza Italia's national, European and local representatives.
From Reuters ● Jul. 15, 2023
“I have been hospitalized and am receiving treatment in San Francisco and expect to make a full recovery. I hope to return to the Senate later this month.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
My social calendar is always full at Miss Preston's, and the number of fine folks I meet really is a credit to the education I am receiving here.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
