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/rɪˈsiːv/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | receive |
| he/she/it | receives |
| present participle | receiving |
| past tense | received |
| past participle | received |
- 1[transitive] formal to get something that someone gives or sends to you
Fewer people receive state benefits now.
She received a camera as a twenty-fifth birthday present.
We have not received your letter.
receive something from someone:His views have received support from an unlikely source.
The head has already received several calls from angry parents.
- 2[transitive] to have a particular type of treatment or experience
Several of the victims are receiving hospital treatment for burns.
He received a five-year prison sentence.
We received a visit from the Inspector.
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at/on the receiving end (of something)
affected by something unpleasantYou don’t want to be on the receiving end of her anger!
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