receives

noun

(telecommunications) An operation in which data is received.

verb

(transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something.

(transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand.

(transitive) To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.

To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.

(transitive) To incur (an injury).

(telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.

(sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.

(tennis, badminton, squash) To be in a position to hit back a service.

(American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.

(law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen.

(transitive, dated) To take, as something that is offered; to accept.

Roots

rere- · Latin · back capio-ceive · Latin · take, seize

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Where does receives come from?

The word receives breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -ceive, from Latin capio (“take, seize”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.