definition of
receive

[1] #1 receive v. [have] get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front". wn

[2] #2 receive v. [get, find, obtain, incur] receive a specified treatment (abstract); "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". wn

[3] #3 receive v. [pick up] register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal". wn

[4] #4 receive v. [experience, have, get] go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling". wn

[5] #5 receive v. [take in, invite] express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees". wn