Englishreceive
verb
1 Tony received his award at a gala lunch in Washington, D.C. | they received $650 in damages:
be given, be presented with, be awarded, collect, accept, have conferred on one;
get, obtain, gain, acquire, secure, come by, pick up, be provided with, take;
derive;
win, be paid, earn, gross, net, accrue;
inherit, come into;
informal cop.
▷antonyms give, present.
2 she received a letter from the council threatening court action:
be sent, be in receipt of;
accept delivery of, accept, take into one's possession.
▷antonyms send.
3 Alec received the news on Monday afternoon:
be told, be informed of, be notified of, be made aware of, hear, discover, find out (about), learn, gather, get wind of.
4 he received her suggestion with a complete lack of interest:
hear, listen to;
respond to, react to, take;
meet, greet.
5 she received a serious head injury:
experience, sustain, undergo, meet with, encounter, go through, be subjected to, come in for;
suffer, bear, endure.