To receive or get something (e.g., an item, letter, payment); to accept or take delivery of.
宅配便で荷物を受け取った。
I received a package by courier.
給料は口座で受け取っています。
I receive my salary into my bank account.
手紙を受け取ったらすぐに確認してください。
Please check immediately when you receive the letter.
To interpret or take someone's words or behavior in a certain way; to understand or construe.
彼の言い方を侮辱と受け取った。
I took his remark as an insult.
その発言は冗談とも本気とも受け取られかねない。
That comment could be interpreted as either a joke or serious.
彼女は彼の親切を好意として受け取った。
She interpreted his kindness as a sign of affection.