receives
Is given something
Receives is the present-tense form of receive, meaning to take in or accept something given, sent, or transmitted.
A person receives a package, a compliment, or bad news.
A radio receives signals.
She receives hundreds of emails daily.
To receive guests is to welcome them formally.
The idea was well received means it met with approval.
Obtains or becomes
collects · gathers · inherits · earns · wins · attains · procures · garners
Takes in fully
- undergoesExperiences or suffers through
- experiencesEvents personally lived through
- enduresContinues despite hardship
- suffersExperiences pain or hardship
bears · incurs · sustains · withstands · takes · encounters · faces · meets
Consents to receive
- welcomesReceives with hospitality
- embracesHolds lovingly, or adopts
- takesCaptures or acquires
- greetsAcknowledges with salutation
admits · allows · permits · tolerates · acknowledges · endorses · approves · consents
Transmitted communication
- letterWritten symbol or message
- emailDigital written communication
- callContact by phone
- textWritten or printed words
notification · news · update · report · signal · transmission · broadcast · alert
Gift left by will
- legacyWhat's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- estateProperty and grounds
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
trust · patrimony · heirloom · entitlement · benefaction · gift · grant · stipend
Expression of approval
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- thanksExpression of appreciation
gratitude · honor · tribute · award · accolade · applause · commendation · kudos
gets
Obtains or becomes
secures · collects · gathers · inherits · earns · wins · attains · procures · garners · reaps
absorbs
Takes in fully
- undergoesExperiences or suffers through
- experiencesEvents personally lived through
- enduresContinues despite hardship
suffers · bears · incurs · sustains · withstands · takes · encounters · faces · meets · weathers
accepts
Consents to receive
greets · admits · allows · permits · tolerates · acknowledges · endorses · approves · consents · agrees
message
Transmitted communication
text · notification · news · update · report · signal · transmission · broadcast · alert · memo
bequest
Gift left by will
- legacyWhat's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- estateProperty and grounds
endowment · trust · patrimony · heirloom · entitlement · benefaction · gift · grant · stipend · annuity
praise
Expression of approval
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- appreciationRecognition of worth
thanks · gratitude · honor · tribute · award · accolade · applause · commendation · kudos · ovation
receivessends
Causes to go elsewhere
gives · transmits · dispatches · delivers · forwards
receivesrefuses
Declines to accept
rejects · declines · turns away · rebuffs · spurns
receivesgives away
Transfers ownership freely
surrenders · relinquishes · forfeits · parts with · yields
- on the receiving endTarget of an action
- message receivedCommunication successfully understood
- wide receiverOffensive pass-catching position
- receiving lineHost formation greeting guests
- at the receiving endSubject to impact
- received wisdomUnquestioned popular belief
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