reception
The act of receivingThe act of receiving.
» Tom was given a warm reception.
Тому оказали теплый прием.
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of receiving.
Empfang
приёмprijóm, приня́тиеprinjátije
прийо́мpryjóm
the act of receiving
(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
(countable, uncountable)A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.
Empfang
приёмprijóm, банке́тbankét
прийо́мpryjóm
(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
(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.
(UK, countable, uncountable)The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
(countable, uncountable)The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
реце́пцияrecépcija
(countable, uncountable)The act of catching a pass.
(American football) the act of catching a pass in football
(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 sentencesTom was given a warm reception.
ruТому оказали теплый прием. — sharptoothed
How did you like the reception?
There were beautiful flowers on the reception desk.
ruНа стойке регистрации были красивые цветы. — Ivanovb
I didn't want to go to the reception.
ruЯ не хотел идти на приём. — odexed
deIch wollte nicht zu dem Empfang. — Sudajaengi
The reception will be held in room three.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English recepcion, reception, from Middle French reception, from Latin receptiFrom 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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Forms
plural: receptions| Singular | reception |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
30 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable