Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - receive

~ v 1 »BE GIVEN STH« to be officially given something  (We have received numerous complaints about the airport noise. | receive sth from sb)  (In 1962 she received an honorary doctorate from Harvard. | You may be entitled to receive assistance from the state.)  (- see obtain) 2 »BE SENT STH« formal to get a letter, message, telephone call etc  (Yes, Anne received your letter Monday. | By the time the police received the call it was too late.) 3 »TREATMENT« formal if you receive a particular type of treatment, an injury etc, it is done to you or it happens to you  (The victim received injuries from which he has since died. | a cancer patient receiving radiation therapy) 4 »IDEAS/INFORMATION« usually passive to react in a particular way to a suggestion, idea, or piece of information  (Edith's plans were very well received by the board. | He did not receive the news very cheerfully.) 5 be on the receiving end (of) to be the person who is most affected by someone else's actions, usually in an unpleasant way  (I'm the one who's always on the receiving end of his bad moods.) 6 »PEOPLE« formal to officially accept someone as a guest or member of a group  (She only receives guests on Sundays. | receive sb into sth)  (Tessa was later received into the Church.) 7 »BY RADIO« a) if a radio or television receives radio waves or other signals, it makes them become sounds or pictures b) to be able to hear a radio message that someone is sending  ("Are you receiving me?" "Receiving you loud and clear!")