All receive synonyms
reΒ·ceive
R r verb receive
- get wind of β hear rumours of
- accommodate β If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- let in β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- embrace β An act of holding someone closely in one's arms.
- come in for β If someone or something comes in for criticism or blame, they receive it.
- entertain β Provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment.
- come into β If someone comes into some money, some property, or a title, they inherit it.
- balloted β a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
- have a hand in β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- make good β morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- host β the bread or wafer consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- gobble up β to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.
- claim β If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- deal with β When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- carry off β If you carry something off, you do it successfully.
- get wise to β having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- have β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- baptise β to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby.
- hang in β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- ingather β to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- copping β the winding of yarn into a cap from a cone, bobbin, etc.
- make a killing β If you make a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily.
- accessed β the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- go dutch β of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- get hold of β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- baptize β When someone is baptized, water is put on their heads or they are covered with water as a sign that their sins have been forgiven and that they have become a member of the Christian Church. Compare christen.
- build in β to incorporate or construct as an integral part
- clear β Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- induct β to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
- feel β to perceive or examine by touch.
- ingathering β a gathering in, especially of farm products; harvest.
- get a load of β anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- go halves β plural of half.
- listen β to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- balloting β voting in an election
- get one's hands on β (Idiomatic) To get; to obtain; to secure.
- earn β to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
- catch β If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- buy into β If you buy into a company or an organization, you buy part of it, often in order to gain some control of it.
- auscultate β to examine (a patient) by means of auscultation
- carry the torch β If you say that someone is carrying the torch of a particular belief or movement, you mean that they are working hard to ensure that it is not forgotten and continues to grow stronger.
- give and take β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- do the trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- auscultated β Simple past tense and past participle of auscultate.
- humoring β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- humouring β humor.
- optate β (obsolete) To choose; to wish for; to desire.