receive back



receive someone or something back

to get someone or something back. Martha received her husband back after his escapade. I sent a letter off with the wrong postage and received it back two weeks later.
See also: back, receive

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ariehahr-YE (Jewish)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Alphonzoal-FAHN-zoEnglish (Rare)
Laurentine-French
Shprintza-Yiddish
Nikolina-Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Ady['eidi]