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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)

receive

/ɹɪˈsiːv/

verb

to get something that someone has given or sent to you

  • “You should receive them at the end of the week.”Tatoeba
  • “I have just received a message from the cleaning lady.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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