ontvangen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accept verb To agree to receive or take something that is offered.
- copy noun A duplicate of something original.
- entertain verb To hold someone's attention pleasantly; to amuse.
- greet verb To welcome someone in a friendly way, in person or otherwise.
- host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
- read verb To look at written words or symbols and understand their meaning.
- receipt noun A printed or written proof that money or goods were received, such as a slip given after a purchase.
- receive verb To be given, sent, or handed something.
Senses
ontvangen is used for these senses in English:
- accept (transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
- copy (radio) To receive a transmission successfully.
- entertain (transitive, and, intransitive) to have someone over at one's home for a party or visit
- host To perform the role of a host.
- read (transitive, telecommunications) To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
- receipt The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
- receive (transitive, dated) To take, as something that is offered; to accept.
accept — full definition
- verb To agree to receive or take something that is offered.
- verb To acknowledge something as true or as a fact, even if reluctantly.
- verb To approve of and include someone, such as in a group or institution.
copy — full definition
- noun A duplicate of something original.
- noun Written text intended for publication or advertising.
- verb To make a duplicate of something, or to imitate it.