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▸ verb:  To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
▸ verb:  (law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
▸ verb:  To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
▸ verb:  To incur (an injury).
▸ verb:  To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
▸ verb:  (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.
▸ verb:  (sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
▸ verb:  (tennis, badminton, squash) To be in a position to hit back a service.
▸ verb:  (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.
▸ verb:  (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand.
▸ noun:  (telecommunications) An operation in which data is received.

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