'receive' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'receive' with 20 example sentences.
- receive verb
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: get something; come into possession of
: receive a specified treatment (abstract)
: register (perceptual input)
: go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
: express willingness to have in one's home or environs
: accept as true or valid
: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
: convert into sounds or pictures
: experience as a reaction
: have or give a reception
: receive as a retribution or punishment
: partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
: regard favorably or with disapproval
Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize in 1921.
I received your message yesterday.
Have you ever received treatment for a sexually transmitted disease?
I received your letter yesterday.
What's the best Christmas present you've ever received?
Did you receive your flu shot this season?
I received a letter from my sister.
After receiving the news, the woman tried to commit suicide.
I received three threatening phone calls this morning.
Everyone has received a sufficient amount of food and clothing.
I prefer giving gifts to receiving them.
All participants will receive a T-shirt.
I receive information from a variety of sources.
I received a letter informing me of his arrival.
Did you receive an invitation?
You should receive them by the end of the week.
Who do you expect to receive Christmas presents from?
The perpetrators received a well-deserved punishment.
It's our dream that our children receive a good education.
We received instructions on how to make a bamboo basket.