receive
     v 1: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment";
          "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn:
           {have}]
     2: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of
        civilization do not find expression or receive an
        interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I
        got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {get},
         {find}, {obtain}, {incur}]
     3: recieve (perceptual input); "pick up a signal" [syn: {pick
        up}]
     4: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea";
        "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange
        sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The
        fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a
        feeling" [syn: {experience}, {have}, {get}, {undergo}]
     5: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
        community warmly received the refugees" [syn: {take in}, {invite}]
     6: accept as true or valid; "He received Christ"
     7: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival [syn: {welcome}] [ant: {say
        farewell}]
     8: convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio
        signals"
     9: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much
        opposition" [syn: {meet}, {encounter}]
     10: have or give a reception; "The lady is receiving Sunday
         morning"
     11: receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in
         prison" [syn: {get}]
     12: partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
     13: regard favorably or with disapproval; "Her new collection of
         poems was not well received"
Source: WordNet® 2.0