receive Pronunciation: /rɪˈsiːv/Translate receive | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of receivevt 1 a [letter/award/visit] recibir; [payment] recibir, cobrar, percibir (frml); [stolen goods] comerciar con, reducir* (AmS); [serve/ball] recibir; [injuries] sufrir; [blow] recibir b (react to) [news/idea] recibir 2 (welcome, admit) (frml) [person] recibir, acoger* 3 [Rad, TV] [signal] recibir, captarreceive in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of receive in the British & World English dictionary Definition of receive in the US English dictionary