Recieve or receive?
Did you mean receive? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: receive. Misspelling: recieve.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
I before E, except after C: re-C-EI-ve.
Why people write “recieve”
The misspelling “recieve” is only one letter off: it writes IE instead of EI, the classic "i before e" trap.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make receive automatic.
Other misspellings of “receive”
People also write “receeve”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“receeve”
Correct spelling: receive. Misspelling: receeve.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “receeve” is only one letter off: it writes E where receive has I.
What does “receive” mean?
receive verb
- get something; come into possession of
“receive payment”
Synonyms:have
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”
- register (perceptual input)
“pick up a signal”
Synonyms:
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
“get an idea”
Synonyms:experiencehaveget
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Receive” in a sentence
- Did you receive my message?
- Receive payment.
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation.
- Pick up a signal.
Is “receive” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“recieve” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from RECEIVE.