The difference between Accept and Receive

When used as verbs, accept means to receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval, whereas receive means to take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.

Accept is also adjective with the meaning: accepted.

Receive is also noun with the meaning: an operation in which data is received.

check bellow for the other definitions of Accept and Receive

  1. Accept as a verb (transitive):

    To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.

  2. Accept as a verb (transitive):

    To admit to a place or a group.

    Examples:

    "The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member."

  3. Accept as a verb (transitive):

    To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.

    Examples:

    "I accept the notion that Christ lived."

  4. Accept as a verb (transitive):

    To receive as adequate or satisfactory.

  5. Accept as a verb (transitive):

    To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

    Examples:

    "I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse."

  6. Accept as a verb (transitive):

    To endure patiently.

    Examples:

    "I accept my punishment."

  7. Accept as a verb (transitive, legal, business):

    To agree to pay.

  8. Accept as a verb (transitive):

    To receive officially.

    Examples:

    "to accept the report of a committee"

  9. Accept as a verb (intransitive):

    To receive something willingly.

    Examples:

    "I accept."

  1. Accept as an adjective (obsolete):

    Accepted.

  1. Receive as a verb:

    To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.

    Examples:

    "She received many presents for her birthday."

  2. Receive as a verb:

    To take possession of.

  3. Receive as a verb:

    To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.

    Examples:

    "to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc."

  4. Receive as a verb:

    To incur (an injury).

    Examples:

    "I received a bloody nose from the collision."

  5. Receive as a verb:

    To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.

  6. Receive as a verb (telecommunications):

    To detect a signal from a transmitter.

  7. Receive as a verb (sports):

    To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball. To be in a position to hit back a service. To be in a position to catch a forward pass.

  8. Receive as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To accept into the mind; to understand.

  1. Receive as a noun (telecommunications):

    An operation in which data is received.

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