The difference between Receive and Serve
When used as nouns, receive means an operation in which data is received, whereas serve means an act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
When used as verbs, receive means to take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc, whereas serve means to be a formal servant for (a god or deity).
check bellow for the other definitions of Receive and Serve
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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."
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Receive as a verb:
To take possession of.
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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."
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Receive as a verb:
To incur (an injury).
Examples:
"I received a bloody nose from the collision."
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Receive as a verb:
To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
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Receive as a verb (telecommunications):
To detect a signal from a transmitter.
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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.
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Receive as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To accept into the mind; to understand.
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Receive as a noun (telecommunications):
An operation in which data is received.
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Serve as a noun (sports):
An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
Examples:
"Whose serve is it?"
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Serve as a noun (chiefly, Australia):
A portion of food or drink, a serving.
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Serve as a verb (personal):
To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity. To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service. To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.
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Serve as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To treat (someone) in a given manner.
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Serve as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To be suitor to; to be the lover of.
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Serve as a verb (transitive):
To be useful to; to meet the needs of. To have a given use or purpose; to function something or to do something. To usefully take the place , of something else.
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Serve as a verb (transitive, legal):
To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.). To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)
Examples:
"to serve a witness with a subpoena"
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Serve as a verb (transitive, intransitive, sports):
To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
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Serve as a verb (transitive):
To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.
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Serve as a verb (intransitive):
To be in military service.
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Serve as a verb (transitive, military):
To work, to operate (a weapon).
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Serve as a verb (transitive):
To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
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Serve as a verb (nautical):
To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
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Serve as a verb:
To perform a public obligation.
Examples:
"I've received a summons for jury duty. It says I serve one day or one trial."