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
Sender-Yiddish
WarwickWAWR-ik, WAHR-ikEnglish (Rare)
EdED (English), ET (Dutch)English, Dutch
Alte (2)-Frisian
Washburn['wɔʃbɜ:n]
Ikenna-Western African, Igbo