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How to pronounce “receive

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Pronunciation guide for receive

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of receive with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Off-Broadway's The Whirligigand joy to the audience to receive it.
Definition summary
(transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce receive

Off-Broadway's The Whirligig

and joy to the audience to receive it.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “receive

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something.
  • (transitive, dated) To take, as something that is offered; to accept.
  • (law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
  • (transitive) To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
  • (transitive) To incur (an injury).
  • To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
  • (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.
  • (sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
  • (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand.
  • [Noun]
  • (telecommunications) An operation in which data is received.

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