RECEIVE

receive

Noun

  1. An operation in which data is received.
    sends and receives

Verb

  1. To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
  2. To take possession of.
  3. To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
  4. To suffer from (an injury).
  5. To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
  6. To detect a signal from a transmitter.
  7. To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
    1. To be in a position to hit back a service.
    2. To be in a position to catch a forward pass.
  8. To accept into the mind; to understand.


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