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receive
[ ri-seev ]
/ rɪˈsiv /
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verb (used with object), re·ceived, re·ceiv·ing.
verb (used without object), re·ceived, re·ceiv·ing.
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Origin of receive
1250–1300; Middle English receven<Old North French receivre<Latin recipere, equivalent to re-re- + -cipere, combining form of capere to take
OTHER WORDS FROM receive
in·ter·re·ceive, verb (used with object), in·ter·re·ceived, in·ter·re·ceiv·ing.non·re·ceiv·ing, adjectivepre·re·ceive, verb (used with object), pre·re·ceived, pre·re·ceiv·ing.un·re·ceiv·ing, adjectiveWords nearby receive
recd., recede, receipt, receiptor, receivable, receive, received, Received Pronunciation, Received Standard, receiver, receiver general
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British Dictionary definitions for receive
receive
/ (rɪˈsiːv) /
verb (mainly tr)
Word Origin for receive
C13: from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere to take back, from re- + capere to take
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