A LITTLE WORD KNOW-HOW

Receive or Recieve? Correct Spelling & Examples

Receive uses EI after C. Learn the whole spelling rather than treating a short rhyme as a rule that covers every English word.

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Complete “We ___ the result after submitting.” Receive is correct; received adds D and receiving drops the final E before ING. Compare receipt, another EI-after-C spelling. The familiar rhyme about I and E has exceptions, so use this family of complete spellings rather than applying the rhyme to every word.