reception

Noun

reception (countable and uncountable, plural receptions)

1. The act of receiving.

   Synonyms:

   receipt

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.
3. A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
   • After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.
   • "There was warmth, but there was also trepidation," said the head of one gay group, who attended the reception.2009 June 29, Chris Good, “Obama's Warm LGBT Reception”, in The Atlantic
4. A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.
   • The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.
   • At the end of a week, she could bear the suspense no longer, and so went humbly to her old home and sought forgiveness. She was not repulsed, but her reception was cold; and this hurt her almost as badly.1850, T. S. Arthur, “Happy on a Little”, in Sketches of Life and Character, Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, →OCLC, page 89
5. 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.

   Synonyms:

   front desk

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

   Synonyms:

   kindergarten

7. The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
   • Among the numerous receptions of Roman law one event stood out, to the extent that, at least in central Europe, it almost monopolized the term.1942 October, Ernst Levy, “Reflections on the First "Reception" of Roman Law in Germanic States”, in The American Historical Review, →JSTOR, page 20
8. The act of catching a pass.
   • Henderson can play multiple techniques, man and off, and over the last two seasons, he yielded just 20 receptions, on 44 targets, in single coverage on the boundary, according to Pro Football Focus, making him a prime candidate to start there as a rookie.2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
9. 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.