ricevere
Italian
Etymology
From Latin recipere. Possibly borrowed from a Gallo-Italic language, where Latin /-p-/ > /v/ is a regular change, unlike in Italian. Compare the doublet recepire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riˈt͡ʃe.ve.re/[1]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -evere
- Hyphenation: ri‧cé‧ve‧re
Verb
ricévere (first-person singular present ricévo, first-person singular past historic ricevétti or (traditional) ricevètti or ricevéi, past participle ricevùto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to receive, get, have, be given, take
- to accept
- Synonym: accettare
- to accommodate, hold, receive, welcome, meet, see, shelter
- Synonyms: accogliere, ospitare, contenere, vedere, incontrare
- (radio, television, etc.) to receive, pick up, read
- Synonym: prendere
Conjugation
Conjugation of ricévere (root-stressed -ere) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Traditional.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ ricevere in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
Further reading
- ricevere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- Maiden, Martin. 1995. A linguistic history of Italian. London: Longman. Chapter 2, §7.2.