reception Meaning & Definition
What Does Reception Mean?
Reception is used as a noun meaning The act of receiving. It is also used to mean The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
Quick Facts About Reception
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | response, receipt and receiving |
| Plural | receptions |
Reception Definition (Noun)
- The act of receiving.
- The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
We have poor TV reception in the valley.
- A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.
- A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.
The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.
- 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.
- The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
- The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
- The act of catching a pass.
- 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.
Synonyms of Reception
Reception synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Reception
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Reception in a Sentence
We have poor TV reception in the valley.
The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.
After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.
The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.
The reception of the hotel is on the second floor; exit the lift and turn right.
Word Forms & Grammar
reception (countable and uncountable, plural receptions)
Words That Rhyme With Reception
Origin of Reception
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”).[1] Equivalent to receive + -tion.
Pronouncing Reception
You say reception as //ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩//. It has 1 syllable.
Common Questions About Reception
What part of speech is reception?
Reception is a noun.
What is another word for reception?
Close synonyms of reception are response, receipt and receiving. See the full list of reception synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of reception?
The plural of reception is receptions.