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excited to receive vs excited to receiving

'Excited to receive' is the more common and natural construction when expressing anticipation or eagerness for something. On the other hand, 'excited to receiving' isn't a standard phrase in English and is grammatically incorrect.
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excited to receive

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express anticipation or eagerness for something.

This phrase is used to convey excitement or anticipation about getting something or experiencing an event. It is followed by the object of the excitement.

Examples:

  • I am excited to receive my birthday present.
  • She was excited to receive the good news.
  • They are excited to receive their exam results.
  • He is excited to receive the award.
  • We are excited to receive your feedback.
  • Jun 20, 2017 ... Hi, Could you please tell me what's the difference between the two sentences? 1) He was excited to receive the gift.
  • Sep 6, 2024 ... Was excited to receive mine today, purchased an open box for $800 from best buy. Model 2023. Purchased open box excellent condition, and the ...
  • Oct 1, 2024 ... I am humbled and excited to receive a promotion to VP of Strategic Engineering at F5 today. Special thanks to our new CTO, Kunal Anand, ...
  • Oct 25, 2024 ... 176 likes, 23 comments - kelly_mc_masters on October 25, 2024: "I was excited to receive my copy of Best American Science and Nature Essays ...
  • May 18, 2024 ... Excited to receive my new Sunday read, Humanise – Edition One book from Plum! For those who don't know, Humanise covers workplace narratives ...
  • Aug 8, 2024 ... 119 likes, 1 comments - cmtammymorales on August 8, 2024: "So excited to receive my copy of D2 constituent @annazivarts' book: When Driving ...
  • Sep 6, 2024 ... Woo hoo!! So excited to receive my “cookiebook” today! Can't wait to look at all the delicious cookie recipes!! . Thank you!!
  • Nov 21, 2022 ... 4226 likes, 66 comments - coachdanlanning on November 21, 2022: "Excited to receive the new Ducks of a Feather apparel designed by and for ...
  • Jul 22, 2019 ... Mail time!! Ana was SO excited to receive her first piece of mail through her new P.O. Box. It was a package! It even said "Princess Mail" ...
  • Sep 4, 2024 ... 480 likes, 30 comments - jake_dalton on September 4, 2024: "Pretty excited to receive my brown belt the other day! When I started I couldn't ...

Alternatives:

  • eager to receive
  • thrilled to receive
  • looking forward to receiving
  • excited about receiving
  • anticipating receiving

excited to receiving

This phrase is grammatically incorrect in English. The verb 'receiving' should not be in the -ing form after 'to'.

  • Jan 27, 2024 ... ... Thanks for your summary @Piper123, it's about as much as I was expecting. Still excited to receiving mine soon! ☺️. 1 Like. Reply.
  • We will keep on looking for external partners in global innovation communities, with support of NineSigma, and excited to receiving technology proposals from ...
  • ... excited to receiving you in our Lagos and Abuja offices, and across all our distributors We can't wait to share with you all that we've designed for you our ...
  • Hence, this year VTC ends the fairs' tour in the most important of the Middle East: The Big 5. All the details are ready and our team is excited to receiving ...
  • As part of our ongoing corporate partnership, we're excited to receiving funding updates from the HARP team and to providing carbon avoidance insights in ...
  • Note: This position requires you to be based in New York and have an existing network in the city. We are excited to receiving your resume: Careers@leverest.net ...
  • Nov 10, 2022 ... South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust. Information: This job is now closed. Job summary. Ruby Ward is excited to receiving ...
  • Teamplayer with an innovative and proactive mindset that shares the Leverest vision & value pillars. Be part of the team! We are excited to receiving your ...

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