Portuguese

Verb

receber ‎(first-person singular present indicative recebo, past participle recebido)

1. to get; to receive
2. to collect or receive payment
3. to receive (to act as a host for guests)
4. to be hit by something

   Eu receberia uma bolada no rosto se ficasse lá.

   I would be hit by in the face by a ball if I stayed there.

   (O) João recebeu uma facada.

   John was stabbed (“John was hit by a knife”)

5. (telecommunications) to receive (to detect a signal from a transmitter)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:receber.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to get): ganhar, obter
• (to collect payment): recolher, ser pago
• (to act as a host): acolher, hospedar, recepcionar
• (to be hit): levar, tomar

Antonyms

• (to get): dar, entregar
• (to collect payment): pagar

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