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receive

/ɹɪˈsiːv/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An operation in which data is received.
  2. To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
  3. To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
  4. To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
  5. To incur (an injury).
  6. To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
  7. To detect a signal from a transmitter.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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