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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

receber.

to get; to receive

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁe.seˈbe(ʁ)/Brazil[he.seˈbe(h)]Brazil/ʁe.seˈbe(ɾ)/São-Paulo[he.seˈbe(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  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.
    O João recebeu uma facada.
  5. to receive (to detect a signal from a transmitter)

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese receber, from Latin recipere (“to receive; to take back”), from re- + capiō (“to take”).

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