No. 479 in Spanish
recibir
To receive.
In a sentence
Ayer recibí una carta de un amigo.
Yesterday I received a letter from a friend.
In this instance, 'recibir' is used in a straightforward sense to mean 'to receive' something tangible, like a letter.
Los invitados recibieron una cálida bienvenida al llegar.
The guests received a warm welcome upon arriving.
Here 'recibir' is employed to express receiving something intangible, in this case, a warm welcome.
Ella siempre recibe elogios por su trabajo.
She always receives praise for her work.
In this sentence, 'recibir' is used to denote receiving commendations or positive remarks.
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