Get vs. Receive

Get vs. Receive — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Get and Receive

Getverb

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.Lance is going to get Mary a ring.

Receiveverb

To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.

She received many presents for her birthday.

Getverb

(transitive) To receive.

I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.You need to get permission to leave early.He got a severe reprimand for that.

Receiveverb

To take possession of.

Getverb

To have. See usage notes.

I've got a concert ticket for you.

Receiveverb

To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.

to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.
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Getverb

(copulative) To become.

I'm getting hungry; how about you?Don't get drunk tonight.

Receiveverb

To incur (an injury).

I received a bloody nose from the collision.

Getverb

(transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.

That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.I'll get this finished by lunchtime.

Receiveverb

To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.

Getverb

(transitive) To fetch, bring, take.

Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?I need to get this to the office.

Receiveverb

(telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.

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Getverb

(transitive) To cause to do.

Somehow she got him to agree to it.I can't get it to work.

Receiveverb

(sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.

Getverb

To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).

The actors are getting into position.When are we going to get to London?I'm getting into a muddle.We got behind the wall.

Receiveverb

To be in a position to hit back a service.

Getverb

(transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.

to get a mile

Receiveverb

(American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.

Getverb

(transitive) To cause to come or go or move.

Receiveverb

To accept into the mind; to understand.

Getverb

(transitive) To cause to be in a certain status or position.

Receivenoun

(telecommunications) An operation in which data is received.

Getverb

(intransitive) To begin (doing something).

We ought to get moving or we'll be late.After lunch we got chatting.

Receiveverb

get something; come into possession of;

receive paymentreceive a giftreceive letters from the front

Getverb

(transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).

I normally get the 7:45 train.I'll get the 9 a.m. [flight] to Boston.

Receiveverb

receive a specified treatment (abstract);

These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretationHis movie received a good reviewI got nothing but trouble for my good intentions

Getverb

(transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).

Can you get that call, please? I'm busy.

Receiveverb

recieve (perceptual input);

pick up a signal

Getverb

To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something).

I'm so jealous that you got to see them perform live!The finders get to keep 80 percent of the treasure.

Receiveverb

of mental or physical states or experiences;

get an ideaexperience vertigoget nauseousundergo a strange sensationThe chemical undergoes a sudden changeThe fluid undergoes shearreceive injurieshave a feeling

Getverb

To understand. get it}}

Yeah, I get it, it's just not funny.I don't get what you mean by "fun". This place sucks!I mentioned that I was feeling sad, so she mailed me a box of chocolates. She gets me.

Receiveverb

express willingness to have in one's home or environs;

The community warmly received the refugees

Getverb

To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).

"You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot."

Receiveverb

accept as true or valid;

He received Christ

Getverb

(informal) To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.

He got bitten by a dog.

Receiveverb

bid welcome to; greet upon arrival

Getverb

(transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).

I went on holiday and got malaria.

Receiveverb

convert into sounds or pictures;

receive the incoming radio signals

Getverb

To catch out, trick successfully.

He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time.

Receiveverb

experience as a reaction;

My proposal met with much opposition

Getverb

To perplex, stump.

That question's really got me.

Receiveverb

have or give a reception;

The lady is receiving Sunday morning

Getverb

(transitive) To find as an answer.

What did you get for question four?

Receiveverb

receive as a retribution or punishment;

He got 5 years in prison

Getverb

To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.

The cops finally got me.I'm gonna get him for that.

Receiveverb

partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

Getverb

(transitive) To hear completely; catch.

Sorry, I didn't get that. Could you repeat it?

Receiveverb

regard favorably or with disapproval;

Her new collection of poems was not well received

Getverb

(transitive) To getter.

I put the getter into the container to get the gases.

Getverb

To beget (of a father).

Getverb

(archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.

to get a lesson;to get out one's Greek lesson

Getverb

Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.

Get her with her new hairdo.

Getverb

Go away; get lost.

Getverb

(euphemism) To kill.

They’re coming to get you, Barbara.

Getverb

To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.

Getnoun

(dated) Offspring.

Getnoun

Lineage.

Getnoun

A difficult return or block of a shot.

Getnoun

Something gained.

Getnoun

A git.

Getnoun

(Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.

Getverb

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract;

She got a lot of paintings from her uncleThey acquired a new petGet your results the next dayGet permission to take a few days off from work

Getverb

enter or assume a certain state or condition;

He became annoyed when he heard the bad newsIt must be getting more seriousher face went red with angerShe went into ecstasyGet going!

Getverb

cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition;

He got his squad on the ballThis let me in for a big surpriseHe got a girl into trouble

Getverb

receive a specified treatment (abstract);

These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretationHis movie received a good reviewI got nothing but trouble for my good intentions

Getverb

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress;

She arrived home at 7 o'clockShe didn't get to Chicago until after midnight

Getverb

go or come after and bring or take back;

Get me those books over there, pleaseCould you bring the wine?The dog fetched the hat

Getverb

of mental or physical states or experiences;

get an ideaexperience vertigoget nauseousundergo a strange sensationThe chemical undergoes a sudden changeThe fluid undergoes shearreceive injurieshave a feeling

Getverb

take vengeance on or get even;

We'll get them!That'll fix him good!This time I got him

Getverb

achieve a point or goal;

Nicklaus had a 70The Brazilian team got 4 goalsShe made 29 points that day

Getverb

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;

The ads induced me to buy a VCRMy children finally got me to buy a computerMy wife made me buy a new sofa

Getverb

succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase;

We finally got the suspectDid you catch the thief?

Getverb

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);

He grew a beardThe patient developed abdominal painsI got funny spots all over my bodyWell-developed breasts

Getverb

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;

He got AIDSShe came down with pneumoniaShe took a chill

Getverb

communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone;

Bill called this number and he got MaryThe operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake

Getverb

give certain properties to something;

get someone madShe made us look sillyHe made a fool of himself at the meetingDon't make this into a big dealThis invention will make you a millionaireMake yourself clear

Getverb

move into a desired direction of discourse;

What are you driving at?

Getverb

grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of;

did you catch that allusion?We caught something of his theory in the lecturedon't catch your meaningdid you get it?She didn't get the jokeI just don't get him

Getverb

attract and fix;

His look caught herShe caught his eyeCatch the attention of the waiter

Getverb

reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot;

the rock caught her in the back of the headThe blow got him in the backThe punch caught him in the stomach

Getverb

reach by calculation;

What do you get when you add up these numbers?

Getverb

acquire as a result of some effort or action;

You cannot get water out of a stoneWhere did she get these news?

Getverb

purchase;

What did you get at the toy store?

Getverb

perceive by hearing;

I didn't catch your nameShe didn't get his name when they met the first time

Getverb

suffer from the receipt of;

She will catch hell for this behavior!

Getverb

receive as a retribution or punishment;

He got 5 years in prison

Getverb

leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;

Scram!

Getverb

reach and board;

She got the bus just as it was leaving

Getverb

irritate;

Her childish behavior really get to meHis lying really gets me

Getverb

evoke an emotional response;

Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time

Getverb

apprehend and reproduce accurately;

She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawingsShe got the mood just right in her photographs

Getverb

in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher;

He drew a base on balls

Getverb

overcome or destroy;

The ice storm got my hibiscusthe cat got the goldfish

Getverb

be a mystery or bewildering to;

This beats me!Got me--I don't know the answer!a vexing problemThis question really stuck me

Getverb

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;

We began working at dawnWho will start?Get working as soon as the sun rises!The first tourists began to arrive in CambodiaHe began early in the dayLet's get down to work now

Getverb

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses);

She suffered a fracture in the accidentHe had an insulin shock after eating three candy barsShe got a bruise on her legHe got his arm broken in the scuffle

Getverb

make children;

Abraham begot IsaacMen often father children but don't recognize them