Meanings
verb
- archaicindicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of receive
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 11:101 more example
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 21:11
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