receive

receive (http://definr.com/receive)

     v 1: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment";
          "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn:
           have]
     2: 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" [syn: get,
         find, obtain, incur]
     3: of perceptual input: receive a signal, receive news, receive
        a verdict, etc. [syn: pick up]
     4: 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" [syn: experience, have, get, undergo]
     5: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
        community warmly received the refugees" [syn: take in, invite]
     6: accept as true or valid; "He received Christ"
     7: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival [syn: welcome] [ant: {say
        farewell}]
     8: convert into sounds or pictures, of incoming radio signals
     9: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much
        opposition" [syn: meet, encounter]
     10: have or give a reception; "The lady is receiving Sunday
         morning"
     11: receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in
         prison" [syn: get]
     12: partake of the Eucharist, in a Christian church