receive /ri'si:v/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) get something; come into possession of
• (v.) receive a specified treatment (abstract)
• (v.) express willingness to have in one's home or environs

Chinese translation

• vt. 收到, 接到, 得到, 接待, 迎接, 承受
• vi. 收到, 会客
• [计] 接收

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ri'si:v/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao

Frequency

Zipf 4.85 · Common

Word forms

received, receiving, receives

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