[v] convert into sounds or pictures, of incoming radio signals
[v] 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"
[v] accept as true or valid; "He received Christ"
[v] bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
[v] partake of the Eucharist, in a Christian church
[v] express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
[v] of perceptual input: receive a signal, receive news, receive a verdict, etc.
[v] of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
[v] receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison"
[v] get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
[v] have or give a reception; "The lady is receiving Sunday morning"
[v] experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
Synonyms
encounter, experience, find, get, get, have, have, incur, invite, meet, obtain, pick up, take in, undergo, welcome