receive

recibir

Obtener algo que alguien te envía, te da o te paga.

En inglés sencillo: To get something that someone sends, gives, or pays you.

• I received your email yesterday.
• Employees receive their pay on Fridays.
• Have you received the parcel I sent?

Cómo se usa: receive something from someone (I received a postcard from my aunt.)

Sinónimos: get, obtain

Antónimos: send, give

Expresiones frecuentes: receive a letter, receive payment, receive something from someone, receive a gift

sufrir, recibir

Sufrir una lesión cuando algo daña el cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: To get an injury when something hurts your body.

• She received a small cut.
• Two passengers received serious injuries in the crash.
• He received a blow to the head during the fight.

Sinónimos: suffer, sustain

Expresiones frecuentes: receive an injury, receive a blow, receive serious wounds

recibir

Dar la bienvenida a visitantes y permitirles entrar en tu casa u otro lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To welcome visitors and let them enter your home or another place.

• The queen will receive guests tonight.
• He received the visitors in his office.
• Where will the president receive the delegation?

Sinónimos: welcome, host

Expresiones frecuentes: receive guests, receive visitors, receive an ambassador