Meaning of reception In English

• 0 a formal party at which important people are welcomed:

  • The president gave a reception for the visiting heads of state.

  • Her first book got a wonderful/warm/frosty reception from the critics.

  • The new hospital was ready for the reception of its first patients.

• 1 the place in a hotel or office building where people go when they first arrive:

  • Ask for me at reception.

  • I signed in at the reception desk.

• 2 the degree to which mobile phone, radio, or television signals are strong and clear:

  • The phone reception is really bad out here in the woods.

  • We live on top of a hill and so we get excellent radio reception.

  • A new digital antenna might improve your reception.

• 3 the first year of infant school:

  • a reception class/teacher

• 4 the way in which people react to something or someone:

  • The proposed jail has received a cool/lukewarm reception from local residents.

  • American musicians found a warm reception in Europe in the 1960s.

  • a cocktail/wedding reception

• 5 the degree to which radio or television sounds and pictures are clear:

  • We get poor reception around here.

• 6 a place inside a hotel or office building where visitors go when they first arrive:

  • Let's meet in reception.

  • Posters will be on display in the reception area.

  • Collect your welcome packs from the reception desk.

  • We need more staff working on reception.

• 7 a formal party to welcome someone or to celebrate something:

  • The mayor offered to host a reception for the delegates.

  • The product will be launched at a champagne reception.

• 8 the way in which people react to a new idea, product, or person:

  • a warm/cool reception

  • The firm's expansion in Africa is expected to meet with a mixed reception.

  • The latest marketing plan got a frosty reception from the Board.

• 9 the quality of sound and pictures on a radio, television, mobile phone, etc. when it is used in a particular place:

  • I won't be able to call you, as reception is really bad in rural areas.