Reception | Mean of reception in English Dictionary

/rɪˈsɛpʃən/

• Noun
• the kind of welcome that someone or something is given
1. The performers did not get the warm reception they had hoped for.
2. His suggestion was given a cool reception. [=people were not enthusiastic about his suggestion]
• a social gathering to celebrate something or to welcome someone
1. The school held a reception for the new students and their families.
2. a wedding reception
• the act or process of receiving, welcoming, or accepting something or someone
1. He decided to run for a seat on the school committee only a year after his reception into the community.
2. Her job is to deal with the reception of donations.

• a desk or area in a hotel, office building, etc., where visitors first go after entering
1. Check in at reception when you arrive. = Check in at the reception desk when you arrive.
2. I waited in the reception area. [=lobby]
• the act of catching a forward pass
1. He had three receptions [=he caught three passes] in today's game.