"receive" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈsiːv/ Audio: en-us-receive.ogg [US] Forms: receives [plural]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle English receiven, from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere (“take back, accept, etc.”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to take”); see capacious. Compare conceive, deceive, perceive. Displaced native Middle English terms in -fon/-fangen (e.g. afon, anfon, afangen, underfangen, etc. "to receive" from Old English -fōn), native Middle English thiggen (“to receive”) (from Old English þiċġan), and non-native Middle English aquilen, enquilen (“to receive”) (from Old French aquillir, encueillir). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|receiven}} Middle English receiven, {{der|en|fro|recevoir|receivre}} Old French receivre, {{der|en|la|recipiō|recipere|t=take back, accept, etc.}} Latin recipere (“take back, accept, etc.”), {{m|la|re-||back}} re- (“back”), {{m|la|capiō||to take}} capiō (“to take”), {{cog|enm|-}} Middle English, {{m|enm|fon|-fon}} -fon, {{m|enm|fangen|-fangen}} -fangen, {{m|enm|afon}} afon, {{m|enm|anfon}} anfon, {{m|enm|afangen}} afangen, {{m|enm|underfangen}} underfangen, {{cog|ang|fon|-fōn}} Old English -fōn, {{cog|enm|thiggen||to receive}} Middle English thiggen (“to receive”), {{cog|ang|þiċġan}} Old English þiċġan, {{cog|enm|aquilen}} Middle English aquilen, {{m|enm|enquilen||to receive}} enquilen (“to receive”), {{cog|fro|aquillir}} Old French aquillir, {{m|fro|encueillir}} encueillir Head templates: {{en-noun}} receive (plural receives)
  1. (telecommunications) An operation in which data is received. Categories (topical): Telecommunications
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: receave, receyve [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈsiːv/ Audio: en-us-receive.ogg [US] Forms: receives [present, singular, third-person], receiving [participle, present], received [participle, past], received [past]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle English receiven, from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere (“take back, accept, etc.”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to take”); see capacious. Compare conceive, deceive, perceive. Displaced native Middle English terms in -fon/-fangen (e.g. afon, anfon, afangen, underfangen, etc. "to receive" from Old English -fōn), native Middle English thiggen (“to receive”) (from Old English þiċġan), and non-native Middle English aquilen, enquilen (“to receive”) (from Old French aquillir, encueillir). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|receiven}} Middle English receiven, {{der|en|fro|recevoir|receivre}} Old French receivre, {{der|en|la|recipiō|recipere|t=take back, accept, etc.}} Latin recipere (“take back, accept, etc.”), {{m|la|re-||back}} re- (“back”), {{m|la|capiō||to take}} capiō (“to take”), {{cog|enm|-}} Middle English, {{m|enm|fon|-fon}} -fon, {{m|enm|fangen|-fangen}} -fangen, {{m|enm|afon}} afon, {{m|enm|anfon}} anfon, {{m|enm|afangen}} afangen, {{m|enm|underfangen}} underfangen, {{cog|ang|fon|-fōn}} Old English -fōn, {{cog|enm|thiggen||to receive}} Middle English thiggen (“to receive”), {{cog|ang|þiċġan}} Old English þiċġan, {{cog|enm|aquilen}} Middle English aquilen, {{m|enm|enquilen||to receive}} enquilen (“to receive”), {{cog|fro|aquillir}} Old French aquillir, {{m|fro|encueillir}} encueillir Head templates: {{en-verb}} receive (third-person singular simple present receives, present participle receiving, simple past and past participle received)
  1. To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something. Translations (to take what is offered, accept from another): kry (Afrikaans), ontvang (Afrikaans), marr (Albanian), δέχομαι (dékhomai) (Ancient Greek), اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala) (Arabic), اِسْتَلَمَ (istalama) (Arabic), استقبل (istaʔbil) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), ստանալ (stanal) (Armenian), dixescu (Aromanian), dhixescu (Aromanian), recibir (Asturian), almaq (Azerbaijani), атры́мліваць (atrýmlivacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), атрыма́ць (atrymácʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), পাওয়া (paōẇa) (Bengali), получа́вам (polučávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), полу́ча (polúča) [perfective] (Bulgarian), ခံ (hkam) (Burmese), rebre (Catalan), recebre (Catalan), 收到 (alt: sau¹ dou³⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 收到 (shōudào) (Chinese Mandarin), 接到 (jiēdào) (Chinese Mandarin), obdržet [perfective] (Czech), dostat [perfective] (Czech), (Danish), krijgen (Dutch), ontvangen (Dutch), ricevi (Esperanto), saama (Estonian), saada (Finnish), recevoir (French), ricevi (Friulian), recibir (Galician), მიღება (miɣeba) (Georgian), bekommen (German), erhalten (German), empfangen (German), kriegen [colloquial] (German), 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (andniman) (Gothic), δέχομαι (déchomai) (Greek), λαμβάνω (lamváno) (Greek), קיבל (kibél) (Hebrew), प्राप्त करना (prāpt karnā) (Hindi), अगवानी करना (agvānī karnā) (Hindi), ग्रहण करना (grahaṇ karnā) (Hindi), kap (Hungarian), (Icelandic), reciper (Interlingua), faigh (Irish), ricevere (Italian), 受け取る (uketoru) (alt: うけとる) (Japanese), 貰う (morau) (alt: もらう) (Japanese), 受ける (ukeru) (alt: うける) (Japanese), 頂く (itadaku) (alt: いただく) [humble] (Japanese), tampa (Javanese), kei (Kambera), алу (alu) (Kazakh), ទទួល (tɔtuəl) (Khmer), 받다 (batda) (Korean), алуу (aluu) (Kyrgyz), rezever (Ladin), ຮັບ (hap) (Lao), recipiō (Latin), accipiō (Latin), saņemt (Latvian), gauti (Lithuanian), pśiwześ [perfective] (Lower Sorbian), до́бива (dóbiva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), до́бие (dóbie) [perfective] (Macedonian), terima (Malay), ᠠᠯᡳᠮᠪᡳ (alimbi) (Manchu), tūtohi (Maori), tūtohu (Maori), хүлээн авах (xüleen avax) (Mongolian), худалдаж авах (xudaldaž avax) (Mongolian), hwerewa (english: which has been sent) (Ngazidja Comorian), uhundra (english: which is offered) (Ngazidja Comorian), r'chéver (Norman), füünj [Mooring] (North Frisian), fu [Föhr-Amrum] (North Frisian), (Norwegian Bokmål), (Norwegian Nynorsk), recebre (Occitan), receivre (Old French), recevoir (Old French), reçoivre (Old French), ad·cota (Old Irish), tampa (Old Javanese), tarima (Old Javanese), recebre (Old Occitan), دریافت کردن (daryâft kardan) (Persian), گرفتن (gereftan) (Persian), dostać [perfective] (Polish), otrzymać [perfective] (Polish), receber (Portuguese), chaskiy (Quechua), primi (Romanian), recepționa (Romanian), получа́ть (polučátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), получи́ть (polučítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), faigh (Scottish Gaelic), примити [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), primiti [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), dostať [perfective] (Slovak), obdržať [perfective] (Slovak), prejeti [perfective] (Slovene), recibir (Spanish), pokea (Swahili), (Swedish), ta emot (Swedish), motta (Swedish), erhålla (Swedish), tumanggap (Tagalog), дарёфт кардан (daryoft kardan) (Tajik), гирифтан (giriftan) (Tajik), алырга (alırga) (Tatar), รับ (ráp) (Thai), almak (Turkish), almak (Turkmen), отри́мувати (otrýmuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), отри́мати (otrýmaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), olmoq (Uzbek), nhận (Vietnamese), lĩnh (Vietnamese), thu (Vietnamese), cael (Welsh), derbyn (Welsh), מקבל זײַן (mkbl zayn) (Yiddish), קריגן (krign) (Yiddish), nga (Zou)
    Sense id: en-receive-en-verb-PDDablxa Disambiguation of 'to take what is offered, accept from another': 39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12
  2. (law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-receive-en-verb-qZnUoFWR Topics: law
  3. To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc. Translations (to act as a host for guests): ontvang (Afrikaans), δέχομαι (dékhomai) (Ancient Greek), اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala) [past] (Arabic), يَسْتَقْبِل (yastaqbil) [present] (Arabic), الاِسْتِقبَال [noun-from-verb] (Arabic), приемам (priemam) (Bulgarian), پێشوازی کردن (pêşwazî kirdin) (Central Kurdish), ᎠᏯᏂᎭ (ayaniha) (Cherokee), ontvangen (Dutch), võõrustama (Estonian), ottaa vastaan (Finnish), vastaanottaa (Finnish), recevoir (French), recibir (Galician), aceptar (Ido), taupaepae (Maori), tuku (Maori), rāhiri (Maori), urenga (Ngazidja Comorian), ta imot (Norwegian Bokmål), ta imot (Norwegian Nynorsk), принима́ть (prinimátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), приня́ть (prinjátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ta emot (Swedish), прийма́ти (pryjmáty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-receive-en-verb-Pr56fdfM Disambiguation of 'to act as a host for guests': 2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1
  4. To incur (an injury).
    Sense id: en-receive-en-verb-GTcaY5qe
  5. To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
    Sense id: en-receive-en-verb-hS4AgRqX
  6. (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter. Categories (topical): Telecommunications Translations (telecommunications: to detect a signal): ontvang (Afrikaans), rebre (Catalan), ontvangen (Dutch), vastaanottaa (Finnish), ottaa vastaan (Finnish), recevoir (French), recibir (Galician), fog (Hungarian), motta (Swedish), ta emot (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-receive-en-verb-gcuOUL1d Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications Disambiguation of 'telecommunications: to detect a signal': 6 2 2 2 3 72 5 5 3
  7. (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.
    Categories (topical): Badminton, Sports, Squash, Tennis
    Sense id: en-receive-en-verb-TiCMrfVe Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, squash, tennis
  8. (sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
    (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.
    Categories (topical): Football (American), Sports
    Sense id: en-receive-en-verb-bgauwCKx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 12 3 6 2 4 9 22 30 2 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  9. (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-receive-en-verb-6pR7VexB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: transfer Derived forms: at the receiving end, on the receiving end, receiving blanket, receiving house, receiving line, receiving reservoir, receiving ship, receiving yard, RX [abbreviation], television receive-only Translations (to take possession of): ontvang (Afrikaans), اِسْتَلَمَ (istalama) (Arabic), ստանալ (stanal) (Armenian), получавам (polučavam) (Bulgarian), rebre (Catalan), (shōu) (Chinese Mandarin), přijmout (Czech), obdržet (Czech), dostat (Czech), ontvangen (Dutch), ottaa vastaan (Finnish), saada (Finnish), recevoir (French), recibir (Galician), empfangen (German), megkap (Hungarian), ricevere (Italian), 受け取る (uketoru) (alt: うけとる) (Japanese), 받다 (batda) (Korean), whiwhi (Maori), r'chéver (Norman), receber (Portuguese), primi (Romanian), получа́ть (polučátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), получи́ть (polučítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), recibir (Spanish), pokea (Swahili), mottaga (Swedish), motta (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "receptive"
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      "word": "recipient"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "receiving"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "deserve"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She received many presents for her birthday.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1689, John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding",
          "text": "The idea of solidity we receive by our touch.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1873, Thomas Wimberley Mossman, quoting Pope Clement I (in translation), “The Genuine and Supposititious Writings of St. Clement”, in A History of the Catholic Church of Jesus Christ: From the Death of Saint John to the Middle of the Second Century: […], London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 58",
          "text": "And afterwards Thou [God] receivedst Seth and Enoch, and Enoch Thou translatedst; for Thou art the Creator of men, the Fountain of Life, the Supplier of Want, the Giver of Laws, the Rewarder of them that keep them, the Avenger of them that transgress them.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, London: Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-05-24, page 74",
          "text": "In America alone, people spent $170 billion on \"direct marketing\"—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something."
      ],
      "id": "en-receive-en-verb-PDDablxa",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "kry"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ontvang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "marr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "istaqbala",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "اِسْتَقْبَلَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "istalama",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "اِسْتَلَمَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "istaʔbil",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "استقبل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "stanal",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ստանալ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "dixescu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "dhixescu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "recibir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "almaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "atrýmlivacʹ",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "атры́мліваць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "atrymácʹ",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "атрыма́ць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "paōẇa",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "পাওয়া"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "polučávam",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "получа́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "polúča",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "полу́ча"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "hkam",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ခံ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "rebre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "recebre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "alt": "sau¹ dou³⁻²",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "收到"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shōudào",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "收到"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiēdào",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "接到"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "obdržet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "dostat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "få"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "krijgen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ontvangen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ricevi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "saama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "saada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "recevoir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ricevi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "recibir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "miɣeba",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "მიღება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "bekommen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "erhalten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "empfangen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "kriegen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "andniman",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "déchomai",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "δέχομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "lamváno",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "λαμβάνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "dékhomai",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "δέχομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "kibél",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "קיבל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "prāpt karnā",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "प्राप्त करना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "agvānī karnā",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "अगवानी करना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "grahaṇ karnā",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ग्रहण करना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "kap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "fá"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "reciper"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "faigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ad·cota"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ricevere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "alt": "うけとる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "uketoru",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "受け取る"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "alt": "もらう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "morau",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "貰う"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "alt": "うける",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ukeru",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "受ける"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "alt": "いただく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "itadaku",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "humble"
          ],
          "word": "頂く"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "tampa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "xbr",
          "lang": "Kambera",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "kei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "alu",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "алу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "tɔtuəl",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ទទួល"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "batda",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "받다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "aluu",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "алуу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "lld",
          "lang": "Ladin",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "rezever"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "hap",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ຮັບ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "recipiō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "accipiō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "saņemt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "gauti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "dóbiva",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "до́бива"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "dóbie",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "до́бие"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "terima"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "mnc",
          "lang": "Manchu",
          "roman": "alimbi",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ᠠᠯᡳᠮᠪᡳ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "tūtohi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "tūtohu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xüleen avax",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "хүлээн авах"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xudaldaž avax",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "худалдаж авах"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "zdj",
          "english": "which has been sent",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "hwerewa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "zdj",
          "english": "which is offered",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "uhundra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "r'chéver"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "frr",
          "lang": "North Frisian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "Mooring"
          ],
          "word": "füünj"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "frr",
          "lang": "North Frisian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "Föhr-Amrum"
          ],
          "word": "fu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "få"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "få"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "recebre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "fro",
          "lang": "Old French",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "receivre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "fro",
          "lang": "Old French",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "recevoir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "fro",
          "lang": "Old French",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "reçoivre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "kaw",
          "lang": "Old Javanese",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "tampa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "kaw",
          "lang": "Old Javanese",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "tarima"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "pro",
          "lang": "Old Occitan",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "recebre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "daryâft kardan",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "دریافت کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "gereftan",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "گرفتن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "dostać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "otrzymać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "receber"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "chaskiy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "primi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "recepționa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "polučátʹ",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "получа́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "polučítʹ",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "получи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "faigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "примити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "primiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "dostať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "obdržať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "prejeti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "pśiwześ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "recibir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "pokea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "få"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "ta emot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "motta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "erhålla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "tumanggap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "daryoft kardan",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "дарёфт кардан"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "giriftan",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "гирифтан"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "alırga",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "алырга"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "ráp",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "รับ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "almak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "almak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "otrýmuvaty",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "отри́мувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "otrýmaty",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "отри́мати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "olmoq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "nhận"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "lĩnh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "thu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "cael"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "derbyn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "mkbl zayn",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "מקבל זײַן"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "krign",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "קריגן"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "39 9 2 2 5 7 12 12 12",
          "code": "zom",
          "lang": "Zou",
          "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
          "word": "nga"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "en:Law",
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            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take goods knowing them to be stolen."
      ],
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          "law#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "ontvang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "istaqbala",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "tags": [
            "past"
          ],
          "word": "اِسْتَقْبَلَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "yastaqbil",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "tags": [
            "present"
          ],
          "word": "يَسْتَقْبِل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "tags": [
            "noun-from-verb"
          ],
          "word": "الاِسْتِقبَال"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "priemam",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "приемам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "ayaniha",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "ᎠᏯᏂᎭ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "ontvangen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "võõrustama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "ottaa vastaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "vastaanottaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "recevoir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "recibir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "dékhomai",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "δέχομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "aceptar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "pêşwazî kirdin",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "پێشوازی کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "taupaepae"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "tuku"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "rāhiri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "urenga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "ta imot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "ta imot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prinimátʹ",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "принима́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prinjátʹ",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "приня́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "ta emot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 89 1 1 1 2 2 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pryjmáty",
          "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
          "word": "прийма́ти"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I received a bloody nose from the collision.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1804, Robert Wissett, On the Cultivation and Preparation of Hemp",
          "text": "But because this is oftentimes dangerous, and much hurt hath been received thereby through casualty of fire, I advise the sticking four stakes into the earth, at least five feet above the ground [...]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To incur (an injury)."
      ],
      "id": "en-receive-en-verb-GTcaY5qe",
      "links": [
        [
          "incur",
          "incur"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to."
      ],
      "id": "en-receive-en-verb-hS4AgRqX"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Telecommunications",
          "orig": "en:Telecommunications",
          "parents": [
            "Communication",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To detect a signal from a transmitter."
      ],
      "id": "en-receive-en-verb-gcuOUL1d",
      "links": [
        [
          "telecommunications",
          "telecommunications"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "communications",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "telecommunications"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 2 2 2 3 72 5 5 3",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
          "word": "ontvang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 2 2 2 3 72 5 5 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
          "word": "rebre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 2 2 2 3 72 5 5 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
          "word": "ontvangen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 2 2 2 3 72 5 5 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
          "word": "vastaanottaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 2 2 2 3 72 5 5 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
          "word": "ottaa vastaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 2 2 2 3 72 5 5 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
          "word": "recevoir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 2 2 2 3 72 5 5 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
          "word": "recibir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 2 2 2 3 72 5 5 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
          "word": "fog"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 2 2 2 3 72 5 5 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
          "word": "motta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 2 2 2 3 72 5 5 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
          "word": "ta emot"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Badminton",
          "orig": "en:Badminton",
          "parents": [
            "Racquet sports",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "en:Sports",
          "parents": [
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Squash",
          "orig": "en:Squash",
          "parents": [
            "Ball games",
            "Racquet sports",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Tennis",
          "orig": "en:Tennis",
          "parents": [
            "Ball games",
            "Racquet sports",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.",
        "To be in a position to hit back a service."
      ],
      "id": "en-receive-en-verb-TiCMrfVe",
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
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        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "back",
          "back"
        ],
        [
          "tennis",
          "tennis"
        ],
        [
          "badminton",
          "badminton"
        ],
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ]
      ],
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        "2": "capiō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to take"
      },
      "expansion": "capiō (“to take”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fon",
        "3": "-fon"
      },
      "expansion": "-fon",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fangen",
        "3": "-fangen"
      },
      "expansion": "-fangen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "afon"
      },
      "expansion": "afon",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "anfon"
      },
      "expansion": "anfon",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "afangen"
      },
      "expansion": "afangen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "underfangen"
      },
      "expansion": "underfangen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "fon",
        "3": "-fōn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English -fōn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "thiggen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to receive"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English thiggen (“to receive”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "þiċġan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English þiċġan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "aquilen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English aquilen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "enquilen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to receive"
      },
      "expansion": "enquilen (“to receive”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "aquillir"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French aquillir",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "encueillir"
      },
      "expansion": "encueillir",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English receiven, from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere (“take back, accept, etc.”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to take”); see capacious. Compare conceive, deceive, perceive. Displaced native Middle English terms in -fon/-fangen (e.g. afon, anfon, afangen, underfangen, etc. \"to receive\" from Old English -fōn), native Middle English thiggen (“to receive”) (from Old English þiċġan), and non-native Middle English aquilen, enquilen (“to receive”) (from Old French aquillir, encueillir).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "receives",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "receiving",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "received",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "received",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "receive (third-person singular simple present receives, present participle receiving, simple past and past participle received)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "transfer"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "re‧ceive"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "accumulate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "beg"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "borrow"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "blag"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "collect"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "earn"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "eke out"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "finagle"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "find"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "gather"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "hire"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "inveigle"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "purchase"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "preobtain"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "reap"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "scavenge"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "snaffle"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "receipt"
    },
    {
      "word": "receivable"
    },
    {
      "word": "receivableness"
    },
    {
      "word": "receival"
    },
    {
      "word": "receiveable"
    },
    {
      "word": "receiver"
    },
    {
      "word": "receivership"
    },
    {
      "word": "receptacle"
    },
    {
      "word": "reception"
    },
    {
      "word": "receptionist"
    },
    {
      "word": "receptive"
    },
    {
      "word": "recipient"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "receiving"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "deserve"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She received many presents for her birthday.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1689, John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding",
          "text": "The idea of solidity we receive by our touch.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1873, Thomas Wimberley Mossman, quoting Pope Clement I (in translation), “The Genuine and Supposititious Writings of St. Clement”, in A History of the Catholic Church of Jesus Christ: From the Death of Saint John to the Middle of the Second Century: […], London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 58",
          "text": "And afterwards Thou [God] receivedst Seth and Enoch, and Enoch Thou translatedst; for Thou art the Creator of men, the Fountain of Life, the Supplier of Want, the Giver of Laws, the Rewarder of them that keep them, the Avenger of them that transgress them.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, London: Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-05-24, page 74",
          "text": "In America alone, people spent $170 billion on \"direct marketing\"—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take goods knowing them to be stolen."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "host",
          "host"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I received a bloody nose from the collision.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1804, Robert Wissett, On the Cultivation and Preparation of Hemp",
          "text": "But because this is oftentimes dangerous, and much hurt hath been received thereby through casualty of fire, I advise the sticking four stakes into the earth, at least five feet above the ground [...]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To incur (an injury)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "incur",
          "incur"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Telecommunications"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To detect a signal from a transmitter."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "telecommunications",
          "telecommunications"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "communications",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "telecommunications"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Badminton",
        "en:Sports",
        "en:Squash",
        "en:Tennis"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.",
        "To be in a position to hit back a service."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "back",
          "back"
        ],
        [
          "tennis",
          "tennis"
        ],
        [
          "badminton",
          "badminton"
        ],
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "badminton",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports",
        "squash",
        "tennis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Football (American)",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.",
        "To be in a position to catch a forward pass."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "back",
          "back"
        ],
        [
          "American football",
          "American football"
        ],
        [
          "forward pass",
          "forward pass"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.",
        "(American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "American-football",
        "ball-games",
        "football",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To accept into the mind; to understand."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ],
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈsiːv/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːv"
    },
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "receave"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "receyve"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "acquire"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "accept"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "attain"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "come by"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "cop"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "enlist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "fang"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "gain"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "garner"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "get"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "get hold of"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "get one's hands on"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "land"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "lay hands on"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "lay hold of"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "obtain"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "procure"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "receive"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "secure"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "score"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "snag"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "take"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receive",
      "word": "win"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "kry"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ontvang"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "marr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istaqbala",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "اِسْتَقْبَلَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istalama",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "اِسْتَلَمَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istaʔbil",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "استقبل"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "stanal",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ստանալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "dixescu"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "dhixescu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "recibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "almaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "atrýmlivacʹ",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "атры́мліваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "atrymácʹ",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "атрыма́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "paōẇa",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "পাওয়া"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "polučávam",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "получа́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "polúča",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "полу́ча"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hkam",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ခံ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "rebre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "recebre"
    },
    {
      "alt": "sau¹ dou³⁻²",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "收到"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shōudào",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "收到"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiēdào",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "接到"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "obdržet"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "dostat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "få"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "krijgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ontvangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ricevi"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "saama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "saada"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "recevoir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ricevi"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "recibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "miɣeba",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "მიღება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "bekommen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "erhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "empfangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "kriegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "andniman",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "déchomai",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "δέχομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "lamváno",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "λαμβάνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "dékhomai",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "δέχομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kibél",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "קיבל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "prāpt karnā",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "प्राप्त करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "agvānī karnā",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "अगवानी करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "grahaṇ karnā",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ग्रहण करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "kap"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "fá"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "reciper"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "faigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ad·cota"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ricevere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うけとる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uketoru",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "受け取る"
    },
    {
      "alt": "もらう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "morau",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "貰う"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うける",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ukeru",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "受ける"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いただく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "itadaku",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "humble"
      ],
      "word": "頂く"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "tampa"
    },
    {
      "code": "xbr",
      "lang": "Kambera",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "kei"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "alu",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "алу"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tɔtuəl",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ទទួល"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "batda",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "받다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "aluu",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "алуу"
    },
    {
      "code": "lld",
      "lang": "Ladin",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "rezever"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "hap",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ຮັບ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "recipiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "accipiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "saņemt"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "gauti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dóbiva",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "до́бива"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dóbie",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "до́бие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "terima"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "alimbi",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ᠠᠯᡳᠮᠪᡳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "tūtohi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "tūtohu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xüleen avax",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "хүлээн авах"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xudaldaž avax",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "худалдаж авах"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "english": "which has been sent",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "hwerewa"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "english": "which is offered",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "uhundra"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "r'chéver"
    },
    {
      "code": "frr",
      "lang": "North Frisian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "Mooring"
      ],
      "word": "füünj"
    },
    {
      "code": "frr",
      "lang": "North Frisian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "Föhr-Amrum"
      ],
      "word": "fu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "få"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "få"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "recebre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "receivre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "recevoir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "reçoivre"
    },
    {
      "code": "kaw",
      "lang": "Old Javanese",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "tampa"
    },
    {
      "code": "kaw",
      "lang": "Old Javanese",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "tarima"
    },
    {
      "code": "pro",
      "lang": "Old Occitan",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "recebre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "daryâft kardan",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "دریافت کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gereftan",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "گرفتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "dostać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "otrzymać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "receber"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "chaskiy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "primi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "recepționa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "polučátʹ",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "получа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "polučítʹ",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "получи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "faigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "примити"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "primiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "dostať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "obdržať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "prejeti"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "pśiwześ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "recibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "pokea"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "få"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "ta emot"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "motta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "erhålla"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "tumanggap"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "daryoft kardan",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "дарёфт кардан"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "giriftan",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "гирифтан"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "alırga",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "алырга"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ráp",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "รับ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "almak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "almak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "otrýmuvaty",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отри́мувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "otrýmaty",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отри́мати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "olmoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "nhận"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "lĩnh"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "thu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "cael"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "derbyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mkbl zayn",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "מקבל זײַן"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "krign",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "קריגן"
    },
    {
      "code": "zom",
      "lang": "Zou",
      "sense": "to take what is offered, accept from another",
      "word": "nga"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "ontvang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istalama",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "اِسْتَلَمَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "stanal",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "ստանալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "polučavam",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "получавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "rebre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shōu",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "收"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "přijmout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "obdržet"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "dostat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "ontvangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "ottaa vastaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "saada"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "recevoir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "recibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "empfangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "megkap"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "ricevere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うけとる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uketoru",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "受け取る"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "batda",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "받다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "whiwhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "r'chéver"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "receber"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "primi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "polučátʹ",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "получа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "polučítʹ",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "получи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "recibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "pokea"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "mottaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to take possession of",
      "word": "motta"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "ontvang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istaqbala",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ],
      "word": "اِسْتَقْبَلَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "yastaqbil",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ],
      "word": "يَسْتَقْبِل"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ],
      "word": "الاِسْتِقبَال"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "priemam",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "приемам"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "ayaniha",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "ᎠᏯᏂᎭ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "ontvangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "võõrustama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "ottaa vastaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "vastaanottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "recevoir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "recibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "dékhomai",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "δέχομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "aceptar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "pêşwazî kirdin",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "پێشوازی کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "taupaepae"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "tuku"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "rāhiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "urenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "ta imot"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "ta imot"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prinimátʹ",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "принима́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prinjátʹ",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "приня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "ta emot"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pryjmáty",
      "sense": "to act as a host for guests",
      "word": "прийма́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
      "word": "ontvang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
      "word": "rebre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
      "word": "ontvangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
      "word": "vastaanottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
      "word": "ottaa vastaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
      "word": "recevoir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
      "word": "recibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
      "word": "fog"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
      "word": "motta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "telecommunications: to detect a signal",
      "word": "ta emot"
    }
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  "word": "receive"
}

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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Middle English aquilen",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Old French aquillir",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
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      },
      "expansion": "encueillir",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English receiven, from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere (“take back, accept, etc.”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to take”); see capacious. Compare conceive, deceive, perceive. Displaced native Middle English terms in -fon/-fangen (e.g. afon, anfon, afangen, underfangen, etc. \"to receive\" from Old English -fōn), native Middle English thiggen (“to receive”) (from Old English þiċġan), and non-native Middle English aquilen, enquilen (“to receive”) (from Old French aquillir, encueillir).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "receives",
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        "plural"
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          "ref": "1992, Tara M. Madhyastha, A Portable System for Data Sonification, page 71",
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        "(telecommunications) An operation in which data is received."
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    {
      "word": "receave"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "receyve"
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}

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