"receiving" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈsiːvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-receiving.ogg Forms: receivings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːvɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} receiving (plural receivings)
  1. The act by which something is received; reception. Synonyms: acquisition, receiving, reception Hypernyms: transference Hyponyms: taking Related terms: receive, recipient
    Sense id: en-receiving-en-noun-gTwL7jDh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈsiːvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-receiving.ogg
Rhymes: -iːvɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} receiving
  1. present participle and gerund of receive Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: receive
    Sense id: en-receiving-en-verb-jQGMOmxF

Inflected forms

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  "hyphenation": [
    "re‧ceiv‧ing"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːvɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "receiving"
}

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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:receiving",
      "word": "bestowal"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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          "ref": "1708-10, Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)",
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "1708-10, Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)",
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        }
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      ],
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      "word": "acquisition"
    },
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      "word": "reception"
    }
  ],
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}

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