receiving

Meanings

Plural: receivings

Verb

• get something; come into possession of
• receive a specified treatment (abstract)
• register (perceptual input)
• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
• express willingness to have in one's home or environs
• accept as true or valid
• bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
• convert into sounds or pictures
• experience as a reaction
• have or give a reception
  • "The lady is receiving Sunday morning"
• receive as a retribution or punishment
• partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
• regard favorably or with disapproval
• present participle and gerund of receive

Noun

• The act by which something is received; reception.

Synonyms

acquisition, encounter, experience, find, get, have, incur, invite, meet, obtain, pick up, receive, receiving, reception, take in, welcome

Antonyms

bestowal, say farewell

Related Words

receive, recipient