receber

From Old Portuguese receber, from Latin recipere, present active infinitive of recipiō (“I receive; I take back”), from re- + capiō (“I take”).

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˌʁe.se.ˈbe(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌhe.se.ˈbe(ɻ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.sɨ.ˈβeɾ/
• Hyphenation: re‧ce‧ber

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)

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:receber.

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

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