reception (noun)
1reception — noun 1 (esp. BrE) area in a building VERB + RECEPTION ▪ report to ▪ All delegates should report to the reception on arrival. ▪ call, call down to, phone, ring (BrE) …
2reception — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of receiving someone or something. 2) the way in which something is received: an enthusiastic reception. 3) a formal social occasion held to welcome someone or celebrate an event. 4) the area in a hotel, office,… …
3reception — re‧cep‧tion [rɪˈsepʆn] noun 1. [uncountable] the desk or office where visitors who arrive in a hotel or large organization go first: • Please leave your key at the reception desk. 2. [uncountable] the area around or in front of a reception desk… …
4reception class — noun A class for the new intake of children at a school • • • Main Entry: ↑reception * * * reception class UK US noun [countable] [singular reception class plural …
5reception room — noun a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel) (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑room • Hyponyms: ↑drawing room, ↑withdrawing room, ↑parlor, ↑parlour * * * noun, pl ⋯ rooms [count …
6Reception — is a noun form of receiving , or to receive something, such as information, art, experience, or people. It is often used in the following contexts:*in telecommunications, the action of an electronic receiver, such as for radio or remote control… …
7reception — noun Etymology: Middle English recepcion, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French reception, from Latin reception , receptio, from recipere Date: 15th century 1. the act or action or an instance of receiving: as a. receipt < the reception and… …
8reception — noun 1) the reception of the goods Syn: receipt, receiving, getting 2) the reception of foreign diplomats Syn: greeting, welcoming, entertaining 3) a chilly reception Syn …
9reception order — noun An order for the reception and detention of a person in a mental hospital • • • Main Entry: ↑reception …
10reception — noun a) The act of receiving. We have poor TV reception in the valley. b) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals. The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal. Syn: front desk See Also …