Definitions for reception
rɪˈsɛp ʃənre·cep·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. reception, responsenoun

   the manner in which something is greeted

   "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"

2. receptionnoun

   a formal party of people; as after a wedding

3. receptionnoun

   quality or fidelity of a received broadcast

4. reception, receiptnoun

   the act of receiving

5. receptionnoun

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

   "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. receptionnoun

   The act of receiving.

2. receptionnoun

   The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.

3. receptionnoun

   A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

   After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.

4. receptionnoun

   A reaction.

   The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.

5. receptionnoun

   The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.

6. receptionnoun

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

7. Etymology: From receptio, from recipio, from re- + capio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Receptionnoun

   Etymology: receptus, Latin.

   1. The act of receiving.

   Both serve completely for the reception and communication of learned knowledge. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

   In this animal are found parts official unto nutrition, which were its aliment the empty reception of air, provisions had been superfluous. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   2. The state of being received.3. Admission of any thing communicated.

   Causes, according still
   To the reception of their matter, act;
   Not to th’ extent of their own sphere. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   In some animals, the avenues, provided by nature for the reception of sensations, are few, and the perception, they are received with, obscure and dull. John Locke.

   4. Readmission.

   All hope is lost
   Of my reception into grace. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   5. The act of containing.

   I cannot survey this world of fluid matter, without thinking on the hand that first poured it out, and made a proper channel for its reception. Addison.

   6. Treatment at first coming; welcome; entertainment.

   This succession of so many powerful methods being farther prescribed by God, have found so discouraging a reception, that nothing but the violence of storming or battery can pretend to prove successful. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

   Pretending to consult
   About the great reception of their king,
   Thither to come. John Milton.

   7. Opinion generally admitted.

   Philosophers, who have quitted the popular doctrines of their countries, have fallen into as extravagant opinions, as even common reception countenanced. John Locke.

   8. Recovery.

   He was right glad of the French king’s reception of those towns from Maximilian. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reception

   Reception is the act or process of receiving someone or something, as well as the manner in which this act is performed. It refers to the way people, signals, or messages are received and dealt with. It can also refer to a social gathering especially for the purpose of formally welcoming or celebrating someone or something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Receptionnoun

   the act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence

2. Receptionnoun

   the state of being received

3. Receptionnoun

   the act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception

4. Receptionnoun

   acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine

5. Receptionnoun

   a retaking; a recovery

6. Etymology: [F. rception, L. receptio, fr. recipere, receptum. See Receive.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Reception

   In American football, a reception is part of a play in which a forward pass from behind the line of scrimmage is received by a player in bounds, who, after the catch, proceeds to either score a touchdown or be downed. Yards gained from the receiving play are credited to the player as receiving yards. If such a pass is not caught by the receiver, it is called an incomplete pass or simply an incompletion.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. reception

   1. All ground arrangements connected with the delivery and disposition of air or sea drops. Includes selection and preparation of site, signals for warning and approach, facilitation of secure departure of agents, speedy collection of delivered articles, and their prompt removal to storage places having maximum security. When a group is involved, it may be called a reception committee. 2. Arrangements to welcome and provide secure quarters or transportation for defectors, escapees, evaders, or incoming agents. 3. The process of receiving, offloading, marshalling, and transporting of personnel, equipment, and materiel from the strategic and/or intratheater deployment phase to a sea, air, or surface transportation point of debarkation to the marshalling area.

Matched Categories

1. • American Football
   • Acquiring
   • Broadcasting
   • Catch
   • Party

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reception' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3898

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reception' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4353

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reception' in Nouns Frequency: #1548

Anagrams for reception »

1. creep into

2. prenotice

How to pronounce reception?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reception in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reception in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of reception in a Sentence

1. Andrew Hain:

   I have a little emoji of a bald guy with a bit of facial growth giving a thumbs up, and so every hour or so I try and send that emoji to her and she knows that I'm OK, we get into some places and there's not a lot of reception and you know, we've got a sort of thing in place that no news is good news, if she doesn't hear from me. So, we've got plans around it to try and put her mind at ease.

2. Ted Cruz:

   That's a little bit different from the reception I get in Washington.

3. Noel Monk:

   Eddie was having a lot of problems at that time, after they got married, he had drank too much, he had done too much. They went from the church to the reception. It was a beautiful mansion with wonderful people, but I couldn’t find Eddie. I couldn’t find Valerie. So I went looking for them and found them in the bathroom upstairs… Valerie was soothing him. It was certainly understandable. It didn’t impact their marriage. It certainly didn’t dictate the way things might turned out.’ The marriage lasted for almost two decades until their divorce in 2007, but the band was crumbling much sooner than that. There were mountains of cocaine and ever-flowing booze involved, but Van Halen was also led by a flamboyant singer with a fearsome Jekyll and Hyde personality. David Lee Roth in London. (Courtesy of Noel Monk).

4. Paul Fox:

   I like the reception that weve gotten. Its been pretty split, its been half and half, in the same day, someone emailed me and said, This is the most heinous, vile, disgusting thing Ive ever seen in my entire life, which I think is incredible. And then I also had someone email me and say, This is the best political ad I have ever seen.

5. Paul Fox:

   Black people, especially Black men are ignored by our govt I want them to know they need to start paying attention. i like the reception that weve gotten. Its been pretty split, its been half and half.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reception
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reception
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=reception
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=reception
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf