What does receive mean?
Word: Receive
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Receive means to get or be given something, such as a letter, a gift or a prize.
Synonyms: get, accept
Antonyms: send
How do you spell receive?
Syllables: re - ceive
Tricky part: After the c, the letters are e then i. Recieve is one of the most common spelling mistakes in English.
Watch out for: recieve, receve, recive
Memory tip: Use the rule: i before e, except after c. In receive the c comes first, so it is ei.
Receive in a sentence
Example 1: Did you receive my birthday card?
Example 2: Every student will receive a certificate at the end of the camp.
Example 3: We received a parcel from Mausi in Kolkata.
Fun Fact
Receive comes from the Latin recipere, to take back. Receipt, the slip you get when you pay in a shop, comes from the same word.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) receive
b) address
c) parcell
d) letter
Show answer
c) parcell. Parcel has one l at the end, like camel.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
receive
a) collect
b) gain
c) give
d) obtain
Show answer
c) give. When you give, the other person receives, so give is the opposite.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our class will receive new library books on Munday.
a) library
b) receive
c) class
d) Munday
Show answer
d) Munday. Monday begins with mon, as month does.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
r_cei_e
a) e, f
b) e, v
c) i, v
d) a, v
Show answer
b) e, v. Receive starts re, as in return, and the v comes before the final e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who receives a letter?
a) the person it is sent to
b) the person who writes it
c) the clerk who stamps it
d) the postman who carries it
Show answer
a) the person it is sent to
2. In which sentence is Tara receiving something?
a) Tara opens the parcel the postman brought.
b) Tara posts a parcel to her aunt in Goa.
c) Tara writes a card for her class teacher.
d) Tara wraps a gift for her best friend.
Show answer
a) Tara opens the parcel the postman brought.
