Hyphenation of receives

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word receives ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

re-ceives

Definitions of receives :

1.	Get something Come into possession of Receive payment Receive a gift Receive letters from the front
2.	Receive a specified treatment (abstract) These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation His movie received a good review I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
3.	Register (perceptual input) Pick up a signal
4.	Go through (mental or physical states or experiences) Get an idea Experience vertigo Get nauseous Receive injuries Have a feeling
5.	Express willingness to have in one's home or environs The community warmly received the refugees
6.	Accept as true or valid He received Christ
7.	Bid welcome to Greet upon arrival
8.	Convert into sounds or pictures Receive the incoming radio signals
9.	Experience as a reaction My proposal met with much opposition
10.	Have or give a reception The lady is receiving Sunday morning
11.	Receive as a retribution or punishment He got 5 years in prison
12.	Partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
13.	Regard favorably or with disapproval Her new collection of poems was not well received

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.