receiving
Getting something given
Receiving is the act of getting or accepting something given, sent, or transmitted.
A receiver catches passes in football; a receiving line greets guests at formal events.
In business, a receiving department handles incoming shipments.
To be on the receiving end is to be the target of something, often unpleasant: He was on the receiving end of her criticism.
Receiving stolen goods is knowingly accepting property obtained through theft.
Transmitted communication
- emailDigital written communication
- letterWritten symbol or message
- notificationFormal notice given
- mailPostal system items
package · delivery · transmission · broadcast · news · update · correspondence · memo
Welcomed visitor
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- hostOne receiving guests
- visitorShort-term guest
- greetingExpression of welcome
accommodation · invitation · warmth · entertainment · generosity · graciousness · courtesy · hospitality
Perceived stimulus or phenomenon
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- inputData received for processing
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- signalMessage-conveying cue
sensory · detection · impression · pickup · antenna · receptor · tuning · frequency
Confirmation of receipt
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- appreciationRecognition of worth
validation · affirmation · confirmation · endorsement · admission · embrace · inclusion · consent
Getting possession of
- gainingObtaining or increasing
- collectingGathering items over time
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- procurementObtaining goods externally
inheritance · bequest · endowment · gift · donation · award · grant · windfall
message
Transmitted communication
- emailDigital written communication
- letterWritten symbol or message
- notificationFormal notice given
mail · package · delivery · transmission · broadcast · news · update · correspondence · memo · dispatch
guest
Welcomed visitor
greeting · accommodation · invitation · warmth · entertainment · generosity · graciousness · courtesy · hospitality · arrival
sensation
Perceived stimulus or phenomenon
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- inputData received for processing
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
signal · sensory · detection · impression · pickup · antenna · receptor · tuning · frequency · channel
acknowledgment
Confirmation of receipt
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
appreciation · validation · affirmation · confirmation · endorsement · admission · embrace · inclusion · consent · agreement
obtaining
Getting possession of
- gainingObtaining or increasing
- collectingGathering items over time
- accumulationCollected mass over time
procurement · inheritance · bequest · endowment · gift · donation · award · grant · windfall · payout
catch
Seize or snag
target · hands · completion · route · snap · punt · kickoff · return · fumble · yard
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- acquiringobtaining, getting, grabbing, seizing, taking
- telegraphytelegraph, Morse code, telegraphy, telegraph key, telegraph line
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- ball skillsdribbling, crossover, ball control, stepover, throwing
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
receivinggiving
Transferring to another
disbursing · donating · awarding · bestowing · dispatching
receivingtransmitting
Sending out signals
sending · broadcasting · emitting · signaling · beaming
receivingrejecting
Refusing to accept
refusing · rejection · declining · turning away · repudiating
- on the receiving endTarget of an action
- receiving lineHost formation greeting guests
- at the receiving endSubject to impact
- receiving blanketsSoft cloths for newborns
- receiving country
- receiving yardsDistance gained catching passes
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