Reception Meaning
/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of receiving.
nounThe act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
Sentence Examples
Old friends were invited to the reception.
Please cover for me at the reception desk for about one hour.
Please report to reception on arrival.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the wedding ceremony, guests attended the ____ in the hotel ballroom.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wedding ____ was held in a beautiful marquee in the grounds of the country house.
Word Origin & History
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”). Equivalent to receive + -tion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""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:
"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:
"The crusty portier and the crusty clerks gave us the surly reception which their kind deal out in prosperous times, but by mollifying them with an extra display of obsequiousness and servility we finally got them to show us to the room which our boy had engaged for us."
— 1880, Mark Twain [pseudonym] (Samuel L[anghorne] Clemens), A Tramp Abroad; […], Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company; London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
"Former Tottenham star Rohan Ricketts came off the Rovers bench with 19 minutes to go to a warm reception from the home fans, six years after leaving the Lane."
— 2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, in BBC Sport:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the wedding ceremony, guests attended the ____ in the hotel ballroom.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wedding ____ was held in a beautiful marquee in the grounds of the country house.