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receive

Pronunciation: /rɪˈsiːv/

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Italian translation of receive

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ricevere

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Definition of receive in the British & World English dictionary Definition of receive in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

recapture
recast
recede
receding
receipt
receive
receiver
receivership
receiving
receiving end
recent

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More results for receive

receive a knighthood in knighthood Eng-It
receive one's commission in commission Eng-It
get or receive one's just deserts in deserts Br. Eng
to receive notification that in notification Eng-Fr
receive/get sth. in return [for sth.] in return Eng-Ger
to meet with/receive a rebuff in rebuff¹ Eng-Sp

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monocular

/ məˈnɒkjʊlə

adjective , noun

with, for, or in one eye …

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