Receives
/ɹɪˈsiːvz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters
Definition of Receives
verb
- To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
"She received many presents for her birthday."
- To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
- To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
"to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc."
- To incur (an injury).
"I received a bloody nose from the collision."
- To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
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