To Receive
To Accept, To Catch, To Take Something In
transitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb.
The kanji itself means receive, and this verbs means just about the same thing: to receive!
うける
What do you want to receive from another person more than anything else in the world? An ukelele (うけ) of course. Then you can live your Hawaiian paradise fantasy... after you learn to play of course. By the way, you better say ukelele the correct way, like "ooh kay lay lay," not the Anglicized way!
しけんを受ける人は、13:00までに大学の受付に来てください。
If you’re taking the exam, please come to reception at the university by 13:00.
トーフグの言ばをまともに受ける必要はないよ。
You don't have to take Tofugu's word as is.
僕の手は他の人のよりも15倍も大きいけど、それでも野球ボールをうまく受けることができないんだ。
Even though my hands are fifteen times larger than anyone else’s, I still can’t catch a baseball very well.