Meaning

9 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of receiving.

    Empfang

    приёмprijóm, приня́тиеprinjátije

    прийо́мpryjóm

    the act of receiving

  2. (uncountable)The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.

    We have poor TV reception in the valley.

    The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.

    Empfang

    приёмprijóm

  3. (countable, uncountable)A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

    After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.

    Empfang

    приёмprijóm, банке́тbankét

    прийо́мpryjóm

  4. (countable, uncountable)A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.

    The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.

    приёмprijóm

  5. (countable, uncountable)The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.

    The reception of the hotel is on the second floor; exit the lift and turn right.

  6. (UK, countable, uncountable)The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.

  7. (countable, uncountable)The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.

    реце́пцияrecépcija

  8. (countable, uncountable)The act of catching a pass.

    (American football) the act of catching a pass in football

  9. (countable, uncountable)Reading viewed as the active process of receiving a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps, such as ideation, comprehension, reconstruction, interpretation.

Examples

123 sentences
  1. Tom was given a warm reception.

    ruТому оказали теплый прием. — sharptoothed

  2. How did you like the reception?

  3. There were beautiful flowers on the reception desk.

    ruНа стойке регистрации были красивые цветы. — Ivanovb

  4. I didn't want to go to the reception.

    ruЯ не хотел идти на приём. — odexed

    deIch wollte nicht zu dem Empfang. — Sudajaengi

  5. The reception will be held in room three.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
front desk:
act of receiving:
Русский
By meaning 3
front desk:
act of receiving:
social engagement:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
front desk:

Origin

From Middle English recepcion, reception, from Middle French reception, from Latin recepti

From Middle English recepcion, reception, from Middle French reception, from Latin receptiōn- (“the act of receiving; reception”), from recipiō (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to hold”). Equivalent to receive + -tion.

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