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recevoir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • copy noun A duplicate of something original.
  • entertain verb To hold someone's attention pleasantly; to amuse.
  • get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
  • 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.
  • receive verb To be given, sent, or handed something.

Senses

recevoir is used for these senses in English:

  • copy (radio) To receive a transmission successfully.
  • entertain (transitive, and, intransitive) to have someone over at one's home for a party or visit
  • get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
  • get (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
  • 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.
  • transceive (of a communications device) To both transmit and receive

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.

entertain — full definition

  1. verb To hold someone's attention pleasantly; to amuse.
  2. verb To host guests, often with food and hospitality.
  3. verb To consider an idea seriously, especially one that seems unlikely.

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