English word receive comes from Latin capio (I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.), Latin re-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| capio | Latin (lat) | I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on. |
| re- | Latin (lat) | Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards. |
| recipio | Latin (lat) | (by extension, of a city) I recapture.. I receive. I take back (i.e., regain possession of something).. I take upon myself, undertake, accept (esp. when done as a duty or under an obligation. Cf. suscipiō). |
| recevoir | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To receive. |
| receiven | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| receive | English (en) | (telecommunications) An operation in which data is received. (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.. (sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.. (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.. (tennis, badminton, squash) To be in a position to hit back a service.. (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to [...] |