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# receive

«receive» in Mova's school dictionary: **to get something that someone gives or sends you** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (receive, receives, received, receiving); noun receipt

### meaning for a pupil

1) To receive is to get something that someone gives or sends you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#m1)

2) To receive people is to welcome them as guests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#m2)

3) To receive a signal or a call is to pick it up, like a radio. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

to get things from someone; the receiver has more, the giver fewer; letters, gifts, prizes and messages are received; phrases: «receive a letter», «receive a prize», «well received» (liked)

### examples

- Max receives 1 marble from Zoe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#x1)
- Anna received 6 letters this week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#x2)
- Each child receives 3 stickers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#x3)
- Did you receive my email? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#x4)
- She received a prize for her poem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#x5)
- The radio cannot receive a signal in the tunnel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#x6)
- We received a warm welcome from our hosts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#x7)
- It is kind to say thank you when you receive a gift. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#x8)
- "I haven't received the money yet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/#x9)

### note

Spelling: «i before e except after c» — receive. «B receives N from A» is the same as «A gives N to B»: add for B. «each receives N» with K children is N × K.

### In the corpora

- [«i before e except after c» works mainly for the /ee/ sound: believe, field, receive, ceiling.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/10-i-before-e-silent-letters-and-famous-traps/16/)
- [In the passive voice the subject receives the action: "The cake was eaten by the dog."](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/32-active-and-passive-voice-modal-verbs/6/)
- ["Receiving public assistance" (official US) means living on welfare: money the government gives to people who need help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/15/)
- [When you receive a gift, you say thank you and maybe write a card, to show you value the giver's kindness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/14/)
- [Presents are received with gratitude, and not every family can afford many presents.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/265-holidays-of-the-region/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «receive» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receive/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.