Word

receive, v.
(received, receives, receiving)
freq. cnt. 225

get something; come into possession of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 129 freq. cnt.: 122 freq. cnt.: 7

have receive

sample sentences

"receive payment"
"receive a gift"
"receive letters from the front"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
The banks %s the check
They %s more bread
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
The banks %s the check
They %s more bread
They %s the money

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reception receiver recipient

semantic pointers

hyponym

take in, take up hustle accept fence graduate inherit

hypernym

get, acquire

verb group

accept, take, have

receive a specified treatment (abstract)
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 121 freq. cnt.: 64 freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 13

find get incur obtain receive

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

verb group

get, acquire

hyponym

take

sample sentences

"pick up a signal"

verb frames

Something ----s something
They %s the information to them

verb frames

Something ----s something
They %s the information to them

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

receptive receiver receptor

semantic pointers

hypernym

perceive, comprehend

hyponym

hear

go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 286 freq. cnt.: 220 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 8

experience get have receive

sample sentences

"get an idea"
"experience vertigo"
"get nauseous"
"receive injuries"
"have a feeling"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

experience experience

semantic pointers

hyponym

suffer, have, sustain, get take horripilate

entailment

perceive, comprehend

hypernym

undergo

express willingness to have in one's home or environs
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 1

invite receive take in

sample sentences

"The community warmly received the refugees"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

receptive

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

invitation

semantic pointers

hyponym

welcome absorb see assume induct

accept as true or valid
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

receive

sample sentences

"He received Christ"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

receptive receptive

semantic pointers

hypernym

convert into sounds or pictures
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

receive

sample sentences

"receive the incoming radio signals"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

receiver

semantic pointers

hypernym

convert

bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

receive welcome

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

welcomer

antonym

say farewell

semantic pointers

hypernym

greet, recognize, recognise

experience as a reaction
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

encounter meet receive

sample sentences

"My proposal met with much opposition"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

receptive receptive

semantic pointers

hypernym

have, experience

regard favorably or with disapproval
<verb.cognition>

receive

sample sentences

"Her new collection of poems was not well received"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

receptive receptive

semantic pointers

hypernym

consider, see, regard, view, reckon

partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
<verb.consumption>

receive

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

Christianity, Christian religion

hypernym

partake, touch

receive as a retribution or punishment
<verb.perception>

get receive

sample sentences

"He got 5 years in prison"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

verb group

catch, get

have or give a reception
<verb.social>

receive

sample sentences

"The lady is receiving Sunday morning"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reception

semantic pointers

hypernym

celebrate, fete