receive – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of receive

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to receive
Participle: received
Gerund: receiving

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of receive

Indicative

Present

Ireceive
youreceive
he;she;itreceives
wereceive
youreceive
theyreceive

Perfect

Ihave received
youhave received
he;she;ithas received
wehave received
youhave received
theyhave received

Past

Ireceived
youreceived
he;she;itreceived
wereceived
youreceived
theyreceived

Pluperfect

Ihad received
youhad received
he;she;ithad received
wehad received
youhad received
theyhad received

Future

Iwill receive
youwill receive
he;she;itwill receive
wewill receive
youwill receive
theywill receive

Future Perfect

Iwill have received
youwill have received
he;she;itwill have received
wewill have received
youwill have received
theywill have received

Subjunctive

Present

Ireceive
youreceive
he;she;itreceive
wereceive
youreceive
theyreceive

Perfect

Ihave received
youhave received
he;she;ithave received
wehave received
youhave received
theyhave received

Imperfect

Ireceived
youreceived
he;she;itreceived
wereceived
youreceived
theyreceived

Pluperfect

Ihad received
youhad received
he;she;ithad received
wehad received
youhad received
theyhad received

Conditional

Present

Iwould receive
youwould receive
he;she;itwould receive
wewould receive
youwould receive
theywould receive

Perfect

Iwould have received
youwould have received
he;she;itwould have received
wewould have received
youwould have received
theywould have received

Imperative

youreceive
weLet's receive
youreceive

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam receiving
youare receiving
he;she;itis receiving
weare receiving
youare receiving
theyare receiving

Perfect

Ihave been receiving
youhave been receiving
he;she;ithas been receiving
wehave been receiving
youhave been receiving
theyhave been receiving

Past

Iwas receiving
youwere receiving
he;she;itwas receiving
wewere receiving
youwere receiving
theywere receiving

Pluperfect

Ihad been receiving
youhad been receiving
he;she;ithad been receiving
wehad been receiving
youhad been receiving
theyhad been receiving

Future

Iwill be receiving
youwill be receiving
he;she;itwill be receiving
wewill be receiving
youwill be receiving
theywill be receiving

Future Perfect

Iwill have been receiving
youwill have been receiving
he;she;itwill have been receiving
wewill have been receiving
youwill have been receiving
theywill have been receiving

Conditional

Present

Iwould be receiving
youwould be receiving
he;she;itwould be receiving
wewould be receiving
youwould be receiving
theywould be receiving

Perfect

Iwould have been receiving
youwould have been receiving
he;she;itwould have been receiving
wewould have been receiving
youwould have been receiving
theywould have been receiving

Other

Verbs similar to 'receive'

deceive, receave, deceave, perceive, recarve, recede, receipt, recense, rechime, recite,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to receive or accept something
take
receive
fang, get, give
be accepted
accept, sit, welcome, well
to acquire or gain
score
take
fang, take
to gain possession of something
accept, acquire, attain, cop, enlist, gain, garner, get, get hold of, get one's hands on, land, lay hands on, lay hold of, obtain, procure, score, secure, snag, take, win
Especially by chance or involuntarily.
come by
To receive a thing given or imposed.
fang
get
obtain, accept, secure, admit, acquire
undergo
experience, endure, abide, stand, bear, suffer, take
greet
host, admit, entertain, accommodate

Antonyms

to take something that does not belong to one
buy, earn, purchase, return, steal
to move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere
take, give
to gain possession of something
get rid of, give, lose, sell, unacquire, unget
to cause something to cease to be in one's possession
acquire, find, possess, lose
get
lose, forsake, renounce, relinquish

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1300, from O.N.Fr. receivre (O.Fr. recoivre), from L. recipere "regain, take back," from re- "back" + -cipere, comb. form of capere "to take" (see capable). Radio and television sense is attested from 1908. Receiver as a telephone apparatus is from 1877; in ref. to a radio unit it is recorded from 1891; in U.S. football sense it dates from 1897. Receptive is attested from 1547.
2. From Middle English receyven, from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere (“take back, accept, etc.”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to take”); see capacious. Compare conceive, deceive, perceive. Displaced native Middle English terms in -fon/-fangen (e.g. afon, anfon, afangen, underfangen, etc. "to receive" from Old English -fōn), native Middle English thiggen (“to receive”) (from Old English þiċġan), and non-native Middle English aquilen, enquilen (“to receive”) (from Old French aquillir, encueillir). See: Middle English 'receyven', Old French 'recevoir', Latin 'recipiō', Old English 'fon'.

Verbs referencing "receive"

Ido recevar.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] alongside; the bags are dragged in anyhow, and flung down for the moment anywhere. Three cheers more: and as the first one rings upon our ears, the vessel throbs like a strong giant that has just received the breath of life; the two great wheels turn fiercely round for the first time; and the noble ship, with wind and tide astern, breaks proudly through the lashed and roaming water. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • As we did not land at Boston, in consequence of some detention at the wharf, until after dark, I received my first impressions of the city in walking down to the Custom-house on the morning after our arrival, which was Sunday. I am afraid to say, by the way, how many offers of pews and seats in church [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] or curtain, the prisoner within is at all times exposed to the observation and inspection of any guard who may pass along that tier at any hour or minute of the night. Every day, the prisoners receive their dinner, singly, through a trap in the kitchen wall; and each man carries his to his sleeping cell to eat it, where he is locked up, alone, for that purpose, one hour. The whole of this [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] who had been tried and sentenced by the law, and could not be made available for any such fanciful purposes; he was exhorted to abstain from intoxicating drinks, as he surely might if he would; and received other very good advice, with which he retired, exceedingly dissatisfied with the result of his application. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] it is possible that I may be of a cold and insensible temperament, amounting to iciness, in such matters; and therefore my impressions of the live pillars of the Capitol at Washington must be received with such grains of allowance as this free confession may seem to demand. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The advice I received in most quarters when I began to yield to my desire of travelling towards that point of the compass was, according to custom, sufficiently cheerless: my companion being threatened with more perils, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The tickets we have received on board the steamboat are marked No. 1, so we belong to coach No. 1. I throw my coat on the box, and hoist my wife and her maid into the inside. It has only one step, and that being about a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • GENTLEMAN INSIDE (looking out ). ‘Why, what on airth—’ Gentleman receives a variety of splashes and draws his head in again, without finishing his question or waiting for an answer. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ O, but nobody thinks anything of these traders ! They are universally despised,—never received into any decent society. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Impressed by the deep solemnity of the public announcement, I (being then ignorant of these usages ) was for hurrying on board in a breathless state, immediately; but receiving private and confidential information that the boat would certainly not start until Friday, April the First, we made ourselves very comfortable in the mean while, and went on board at noon that day. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • As per the information we have received What is the price of this engine ? (Magudam)