receive a letter — get a written message that was sent to you
More collocations
More collocations with letter (8)
open a letter
unseal and read a letter that has arrived
send a letter
dispatch a written message by post or email
write a letter
compose a written message to send to someone
formal letter
a letter written in an official, professional style
personal letter
a private letter written to an individual, not official
open letter
a letter addressed to one person but published for all to read
encyclical letter
a letter from the pope circulated to Catholic bishops
pastoral letter
a letter from a religious leader giving guidance to members of a church
More collocations with receive (10)
receive a bill
get a statement requesting payment
receive a call
to get an incoming telephone call
receive a message
get a message sent by someone else
receive a mention
to be formally acknowledged or referred to
receive an honor
to be given a formal award or distinction
receive an offer
to be given a formal offer by someone
receive applause
to be greeted with clapping from an audience
receive care
to be looked after by another person or organisation
Sharing same tag — verb_noun
Words
- answer a question to provide a response to a question
- answer the phone to pick up a ringing phone and speak to the caller
- ask a question to address a question to someone in order to find something out
- attend a class be present at a scheduled lesson
- become a father have a child for the first time; take on the role of a father
- boil water heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food
- brush hair to smooth or style hair by drawing a brush through it
- build a house construct a house from the ground up
- build a wall construct a wall
- buy a car to purchase a car