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experience vs receive

receive vs experience

experience is a noun but receive is not a noun.

experience and receive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
experience Yes No Yes No
receive No No Yes No
As verbs, receive is a hyponym of experience; that is, receive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than experience:
  • experience: undergo
  • receive: experience as a reaction
Other hyponyms of experience include encounter, meet.
As verbs, experience and receive are synonyms defined as:
  • experience and receive: go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
Other synonyms of experience include get, have.
experience (noun) receive (noun)
the content of direct observation or participation in an event
the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
an event as apprehended
experience (verb) receive (verb)
undergo convert into sounds or pictures
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations receive a specified treatment (abstract)
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind accept as true or valid
go through (mental or physical states or experiences) regard favorably or with disapproval
undergo or live through a difficult experience bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
register (perceptual input)
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
receive as a retribution or punishment
get something; come into possession of
have or give a reception
experience as a reaction
Difference between experience and receive

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