Receive vs. Receiving
Difference Between Receive and Receiving
Receiveverb
To take or acquire (something given or offered); get or be given
receive a present.Receivingverb
To take or acquire (something given or offered); get or be given
receive a present.Receiveverb
To be the person who gets (something sent or transmitted)
receive an email.Receivingverb
To be the person who gets (something sent or transmitted)
receive an email.Receiveverb
(Sports) To catch or get possession of (a pass or a kicked ball, for example).
Receivingverb
(Sports) To catch or get possession of (a pass or a kicked ball, for example).
Receiveverb
To have (a title, for example) bestowed on oneself.
Receivingverb
To have (a title, for example) bestowed on oneself.
Receiveverb
To hear or see (information, for example)
receive bad news.Receivingverb
To hear or see (information, for example)
receive bad news.Receiveverb
To perceive or acquire mentally
receive a bad impression.Receivingverb
To perceive or acquire mentally
receive a bad impression.Receiveverb
To regard with approval or disapproval
ideas that were received well.Receivingverb
To regard with approval or disapproval
ideas that were received well.Receiveverb
To listen to and acknowledge formally and authoritatively
The judge received their oath of allegiance.Receivingverb
To listen to and acknowledge formally and authoritatively
The judge received their oath of allegiance.Receiveverb
To take in and convert (radio waves, for example) into an electrical signal or into an audio or visual output.
Receivingverb
To take in and convert (radio waves, for example) into an electrical signal or into an audio or visual output.
Receiveverb
To experience or be subjected to; meet with
receive sympathetic treatment.Receivingverb
To experience or be subjected to; meet with
receive sympathetic treatment.Receiveverb
To have inflicted or imposed on oneself
receive a penalty.Receivingverb
To have inflicted or imposed on oneself
receive a penalty.Receiveverb
To bear the weight or force of; support
The beams receive the full weight of the walls and roof.Receivingverb
To bear the weight or force of; support
The beams receive the full weight of the walls and roof.Receiveverb
To take or intercept the impact of (a blow, for example).
Receivingverb
To take or intercept the impact of (a blow, for example).
Receiveverb
To be exposed to or withstand
The hillside cottage receives strong winds.Receivingverb
To be exposed to or withstand
The hillside cottage receives strong winds.Receiveverb
To take in, hold, or contain
a tank that receives rainwater.Receivingverb
To take in, hold, or contain
a tank that receives rainwater.Receiveverb
To admit or accept
receive new members.Receivingverb
To admit or accept
receive new members.Receiveverb
To greet, welcome, or be visited by
receive guests.Receivingverb
To greet, welcome, or be visited by
receive guests.Receiveverb
To acquire or get something; be a recipient.
Receivingverb
To acquire or get something; be a recipient.
Receiveverb
To admit or welcome guests or visitors
The couple are not receiving this winter.Receivingverb
To admit or welcome guests or visitors
The couple are not receiving this winter.Receiveverb
To partake of the Eucharist.
Receivingverb
To partake of the Eucharist.
Receiveverb
To convert incoming electromagnetic signals into sound, light, or electrical signals.
Receivingverb
To convert incoming electromagnetic signals into sound, light, or electrical signals.
Receiveverb
(Sports) To receive a pass or a kicked ball, for example.
Receivingverb
(Sports) To receive a pass or a kicked ball, for example.
Receiveverb
To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
She received many presents for her birthday.Receivingverb
present participle of receive
Receiveverb
To take possession of.
Receivingnoun
The act by which something is received; reception.
Receiveverb
To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.Receiveverb
To incur (an injury).
I received a bloody nose from the collision.Receiveverb
To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
Receiveverb
(telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.
Receiveverb
(sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
Receiveverb
To be in a position to hit back a service.
Receiveverb
(American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.
Receiveverb
To accept into the mind; to understand.
Receivenoun
(telecommunications) An operation in which data is received.
Receiveverb
get something; come into possession of;
receive paymentreceive a giftreceive letters from the frontReceiveverb
receive a specified treatment (abstract);
These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretationHis movie received a good reviewI got nothing but trouble for my good intentionsReceiveverb
recieve (perceptual input);
pick up a signalReceiveverb
of mental or physical states or experiences;
get an ideaexperience vertigoget nauseousundergo a strange sensationThe chemical undergoes a sudden changeThe fluid undergoes shearreceive injurieshave a feelingReceiveverb
express willingness to have in one's home or environs;
The community warmly received the refugeesReceiveverb
accept as true or valid;
He received ChristReceiveverb
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
Receiveverb
convert into sounds or pictures;
receive the incoming radio signalsReceiveverb
experience as a reaction;
My proposal met with much oppositionReceiveverb
have or give a reception;
The lady is receiving Sunday morningReceiveverb
receive as a retribution or punishment;
He got 5 years in prisonReceiveverb
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
Receiveverb
regard favorably or with disapproval;
Her new collection of poems was not well received
