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Receive: Definition, Usage, and Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：get something given (receive)

receive 🔊

/rɪˈsiːv/

to get something that someone gives or sends to you.

Person receiving a gift box with happy expression

get something given 🔊

➕

/ɡet ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɡɪvn/

To be given or presented with something, such as a gift, letter, or award, from someone else.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'recipere' (re- 'back' + capere 'to take'), via Old French.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a receiver catching a football: you 're-ceive' (re-catch) something thrown your way.

📖 Example

I was so happy to receive a birthday card from my grandmother. 🔊 I was very happy to receive a birthday card from my grandmother.

🔗 Collocations

receive a gift – to be given a present

receive an award – to be honored with a prize or recognition

receive a letter – to get a written message by mail

🔄 Synonyms

get (v.) – to obtain or come into possession of something

accept (v.) – to willingly take something offered

obtain (v.) – to gain possession of something through effort or request

🚫 Antonyms

give (v.) – to freely transfer possession of something to another

send (v.) – to cause something to go or be conveyed to a destination

refuse (v.) – to indicate that one is not willing to accept something

🌱 Derivatives

receipt (n.) – the act of receiving or a written acknowledgment

receiver (n.) – a person who receives something; a device that converts signals

reception (n.) – the act of receiving or a social gathering to welcome guests

📖 Cultural Story

In modern English, 'receive' often appears in formal contexts like legal documents or academic letters (e.g., 'receive a degree'), reflecting its Latin heritage.

Meaning 2：pick up signals (receive)

receive 🔊

/rɪˈsiːv/

for a device or part of your body to pick up a signal, information, or energy.

Hand adjusting radio antenna to receive signal

pick up signals 🔊

➕

/pɪk ʌp ˈsɪɡnəlz/

For a device or a part of the body (like ears) to detect and interpret incoming waves, data, or energy.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

My old radio can still receive signals from that music station clearly. 🔊 My old radio can still clearly pick up signals from that music station.

🔗 Collocations

receive a broadcast – to pick up a transmitted radio or TV program

receive data – to accept incoming digital information

receive a transmission – to capture a sent signal over a distance

🔄 Synonyms

pick up (v.) – to receive signals or sounds, often with a device

detect (v.) – to discover or identify the presence of something, such as a signal

capture (v.) – to record or store incoming data or signals

🚫 Antonyms

transmit (v.) – to send out signals or data

emit (v.) – to release or give off energy or signals

block (v.) – to prevent signals from passing through

🌱 Derivatives

reception (n.) – the quality or process of receiving signals

receiver (n.) – a device that receives signals, such as a radio receiver

receivable (adj.) – capable of being received