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receive vs see

see vs receive

receive is not a noun while see is a noun.

receive and see both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
receive No No Yes No
see Yes No Yes No
As verbs, see is a hypernym of receive; that is, see is a word with a broader meaning than receive:
  • receive: regard favorably or with disapproval
  • see: deem to be
Other hypernyms of receive include consider, reckon, regard, view.
As verbs, see is a hyponym of receive; that is, see is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than receive:
  • receive: express willingness to have in one's home or environs
  • see: receive as a specified guest
Other hyponyms of receive include welcome, absorb, assume, induct.
receive (noun) see (noun)
the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
receive (verb) see (verb)
convert into sounds or pictures deem to be
receive a specified treatment (abstract) perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
accept as true or valid get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
regard favorably or with disapproval be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival deliberate or decide
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament make sense of; assign a meaning to
express willingness to have in one's home or environs find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
register (perceptual input) match or meet
go through (mental or physical states or experiences) receive as a specified guest
receive as a retribution or punishment imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
get something; come into possession of come together
have or give a reception conduct someone someplace
experience as a reaction perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
perceive or be contemporaneous with
see or watch
see and understand, have a good eye
observe as if with an eye
undergo or live through a difficult experience
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
date regularly; have a steady relationship with
go to see a place, as for entertainment
go to see for professional or business reasons
go to see for a social visit
take charge of or deal with
Difference between receive and see

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