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Hurley, Patrick J(ay) (sh) and receive (oh)


Hurley, Patrick J(ay) (sh)




born Jan. 8, 1883, Indian Territory, U.S.
died July 30, 1963, Santa Fe, N.M.

U.S. diplomat.

He began practicing law in Oklahoma in 1908. In World War I he served as a colonel in the American Expeditionary Force. Active in Republican Party Politics during the 1920s, he served as U.S. secretary of war under Pres. Herbert Hoover from 1929 to 1933. When the U.S. entered World War II, he was promoted to brigadier General and sent to the Philippines to examine the possibility of relieving U.S. troops on the island of Bataan; he succeeded three times in delivering Food and ammunition to the beleaguered troops there. Throughout the remainder of the war he served as the personal representative of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt. As ambassador to China (1944-45), he tried unsuccessfully to reconcile the Nationalists and the communists.


receive (oh)



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1 ?be given something?
2 ?be sent something?
3 ?treatment?
4 ?reaction to something?
5 be on/at the receiving end (of something)
6 receive an injury/blow
7 ?people?
8 ?by Radio?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old North French; Origin: receivre, from Latin recipere, from capere 'to take']
?BE GIVEN SOMETHING?
to be given something
-synonym get get
::All the children will receive a small gift.
receive sth from sb
::She received an honorary degree from Harvard.
receive attention/affection/support
::She received no support from her parents.
receive payment/money/a pension etc
::They will be entitled to receive unemployment benefit.
receive a prize/award/gift etc
::He went up to receive his award from the mayor.
receive Education/Training
::16- to 18-year-olds receiving full-time Education
::Lee received 324 votes (=324 people voted for him) .
?BE SENT SOMETHING?
formal to get a letter, message, or telephone call, or something which someone has sent you
receive sth from sb
::He received a letter from his insurance company.
::If you would like to receive further information , return the attached form.
::We have received numerous complaints about the noise.
?TREATMENT?
formal if you receive a particular type of medical treatment, it is done to you
::He received hospital treatment for a cut over his eye.
?REACTION TO SOMETHING?
[usually passive] to react in a particular way to a suggestion, idea, performance etc
-see also reception reception
::The Film was well received by critics (=they said it was good) .
::He received the news in silence.
be on/at the receiving end (of sth)
to be the person who is affected by someone else's actions, usually in an unpleasant way
::She found herself on the receiving end of racist Abuse.
receive an injury/blow
formal to be injured or hit
?PEOPLE?
formal to officially accept someone as a guest or member of a group
receive guests/visitors
::She isn't well enough to receive visitors yet.
receive sb into sth
::She was later received into the Church.
?BY Radio?
a) if a Radio or Television receives Radio waves or Other signals, it makes them become sounds or pictures
b) to be able to hear a Radio message that someone is sending
::Receiving you loud and clear!'
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HINT sense 1
In spoken English it is more usual to use get.