reception
(noun)
noun
1. the manner in which something is greeted
- she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors
Similar word(s): response
Definition categories: communication, greeting, salutation
2. a formal party of people; as after a wedding
Definition categories: group, party
3. quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
Definition categories: communication, broadcasting
4. the act of receiving
Similar word(s): receipt
Definition categories: act, acquiring, getting
5. (American football) the act of catching a pass in football
- the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line
Definition categories: act, catch, grab, snap, snatch
Sentences with reception as a noun:
- We have poor TV reception in the valley.
- The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.
- After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.
- The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.