Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"receive the incoming radio signals"
Type of:
convert
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 2
"The lady is receiving Sunday morning"
Derived:
reception
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
"receive payment"
"receive a gift"
"receive letters from the front"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 4
"The community warmly received the refugees"
Derived:
invitation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 5
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 6
"He received Christ"
Type of:
accept
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 7
"Her new collection of poems was not well received"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 8
"These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"
"His movie received a good review"
"I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
take
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 11
"get an idea"
"experience vertigo"
"get nauseous"
"undergo a strange sensation"
"The chemical undergoes a sudden change"
"The fluid undergoes shear"
"receive injuries"
"have a feeling"
Derived:
experience
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 12
"He got 5 years in prison"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 13
experience as a reaction
"My proposal met with much opposition"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
92%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
63
Times Searched
2
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