recevoir in French: to receive, to get (verb)

Translation

to receive, to get

Word origin

From Latin recipere ('to take back, to receive'), from re- ('back') and capere ('to take').

Verb type-oir irregular (3rd group)

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Person	Present	Imperfect	Past historic	Future	Conditional
je	reçois	recevais	reçus	recevrai	recevrais
tu	reçois	recevais	reçus	recevras	recevrais
il/elle	reçoit	recevait	reçut	recevra	recevrait
nous	recevons	recevions	reçûmes	recevrons	recevrions
vous	recevez	receviez	reçûtes	recevrez	recevriez
ils/elles	reçoivent	recevaient	reçurent	recevront	recevraient

J' .

I got your letter yesterday morning.

.

We are having friends over for dinner tonight.

invites .

She always welcomes her guests with great care.

.

We're going to host friends on Sunday evening.

J' .

I hope to get a reply before the end of the month.

donner

to give

envoyer

to send

obtenir

to obtain; to get

accueillir

to welcome, to receive

cadeau

gift, present

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