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to receive; to get; to accept
to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
郵便局で荷物を受取ることができます。
You can pick up the package at the post office.
彼の言うことを冗談だと受取ってしまった。
I took what he said as a joke.
報酬を受取る前に契約内容を確認する。
I check the contract details before receiving payment.