reception

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

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

2. 2
   noun

   the manner in which something is greeted

   We did not expect the cold reception we received.

3. 3
   noun

   The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.

   We have poor TV reception in the valley.

4. 4
   noun

   A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

   After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.

5. 5
   noun

   A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.

   The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.

6. 6
   noun

   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.

7. 7
   noun

   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.

8. 8
   noun

   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.

Etymology

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.