What is the difference between "aufnehmen", "bekommen","empfangen"?
I think they all have a meaning of "get", "receive". Is there a difference between them, when I want to express I get or receive something?

Question

What is the difference between "aufnehmen", "bekommen","empfangen"?
I think they all have a meaning of "get", "receive". Is there a difference  between them, when I want to express I get or receive something?

Answer

aufnehmen is like "establish" and "hire" in English,
 z.B: Wir haben viel Kontakt mit unseren auslaendischen Kunden aufgenommen.
  Er wurde in diese Firma aufgenommen.

bekommen means "receive/get"
z.B Gestern bekam ich einen Brief aus Japan

but "empfangen" has an extra meaning of "entertain"
z.B Sie haben mich ganz herzlich empfangen.