present vs receive: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: present or receive

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presentverb

perform (a play), especially on a stage

presentnoun

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

presentverb

give, especially as an honor or reward

presentverb

introduce

presentnoun

a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

presentverb

represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

presentverb

hand over formally

presentverb

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

presentverb

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

presentverb

cause to come to know personally

presentverb

give as a present; make a gift of

presentverb

bring forward and present to the mind

presentverb

recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

presentverb

present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

presentadjective

being or existing in a specified place

presentverb

formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

presentnoun

something presented as a gift

presentadjective

temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

receiveverb

experience as a reaction

receiveverb

register (perceptual input)

receiveverb

receive as a retribution or punishment

receiveverb

bid welcome to; greet upon arrival

receiveverb

go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

receiveverb

get something; come into possession of

receiveverb

receive a specified treatment (abstract)

receiveverb

express willingness to have in one's home or environs

receiveverb

accept as true or valid

receiveverb

convert into sounds or pictures

receiveverb

have or give a reception

receiveverb

partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

receiveverb

regard favorably or with disapproval

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