λαμβάνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• receive verb To be given, sent, or handed something.
• take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

λαμβάνω is used for these senses in English:

• receive (transitive, dated) To take, as something that is offered; to accept.

receive — full definition

1. verb To be given, sent, or handed something.
2. verb To welcome guests or visitors formally.
3. verb To pick up a broadcast or transmitted signal.
4. verb To take goods knowing they were stolen.

take — full definition

1. verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
2. verb To accept, receive, or consume something offered.
3. verb To require a certain amount of time, effort, or resources.
4. noun A particular version, interpretation, or recording of something.

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