receive
verb (used with object)
to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered).
had received
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past perfectof receive.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Starting in late 2023, Oimakhmadov’s Binance account had received more than $10 million from digital wallets later identified by Israel’s Defense Ministry as belonging to the IRGC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
And in France, child welfare group e-Enfance said last month it had received some 20 reports of women being filmed without their consent, in most of those cases with Meta glasses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Before auto-enrollment, 1.2 million children had received $250 each from the Dells’ gift, according to their foundation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
However, police concluded that Archer, in fact, had received very little of the donations himself.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The earth had yielded richly: there were, besides, beans and potatoes, melons and chillies, and I was well pleased with them and with the silver coins I had received in exchange.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
