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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

  1. verb To agree to receive or take something that is offered.
  2. verb To acknowledge something as true or as a fact, even if reluctantly.
  3. verb To approve of and include someone, such as in a group or institution.

copy — full definition

  1. noun A duplicate of something original.
  2. noun Written text intended for publication or advertising.
  3. verb To make a duplicate of something, or to imitate it.

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