Difference between Receive and Get

What is the difference between Receive and Get?

Receive as a verb is to get, to be given something while the other party is the active partner (opposite: to obtain). while Get as a verb is to obtain, purchase or acquire.

Receive

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to get, to be given something while the other party is the active partner (opposite: to obtain). to take possession of To act as a host for guests. To suffer from (an injury) To be in a position to take possition, or hit back the ball. # To be in a position to hit back a service. # To be in a position to catch a forward pass

Example sentence: Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.

Get

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Offspring.Lineage.A difficult return or block of a shot.A git.A Jewish writ of divorce.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To obtain, purchase or acquire.To receive.To fetch.To become.To cause to become; to bring about.(used with preposition) To don or doff clothing, etc.To cause to do.To betake oneself.To arrive (at) or progress (towards a place or outcome).To go or come (to a specified place, or in a specified manner).To adopt or assume (a certain position or state).To begin (doing something).To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something).To understand.To be (used to form the passive of verbs).To become ill with or catch (a disease).To catch out, trick successfully.To perplex, stump.To find as an answer.To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal).To physically assault.To hear completely; catch.To getter.

Example sentence: Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

We hope you now know whether to use Receive or Get in your sentence.

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