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receptive vs receive

receive vs receptive

receptive is an adjective but receive is not an adjective.

receptive is not a verb while receive is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
receptive No Yes No No
receive No No Yes No
receptive (adjective) receive (adjective)
ready or willing to receive favorably
able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
open to arguments, ideas, or change
receptive (verb) receive (verb)
convert into sounds or pictures
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
accept as true or valid
regard favorably or with disapproval
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 receptive and receive

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