reception

Everyday

1. Reception is the desk or area at the entrance of a hotel, office, school or hospital where visitors are welcomed. tree →
2. A reception is a formal party to welcome or celebrate, such as after a wedding. tree →
3. Reception is how people react to something. tree →
4. Reception is how well a radio, TV or phone receives signals. tree →
5. In England and Wales, Reception is the first class of primary school, for four- and five-year-olds. tree →
6. Reception can also mean the act of welcoming someone when they arrive. tree →

In the lessons

In school: visitors sign in at reception; the Reception class is the youngest year in English primary schools. Everyday safety: if you are lost in a building, go to reception. Technology: «no reception» means no phone signal. Phrases: at reception, sign in at reception, Reception class, a warm reception, bad reception.

Examples

• Please sign in at reception. tree →
• My little brother is in Reception. tree →
• The wedding reception was in a big hall. tree →
• There's no phone reception in the mountains. tree →
• The new book got a warm reception. tree →
• Ask at reception if you're lost in the hotel. tree →
• The receptionist at reception answered the phone. tree →
• She and her whole household therefore busied themselves in preparing everything for the reception of her lord. tree →

Note

Countable for parties and areas, uncountable for signal: «bad reception». A person who works there is a «receptionist». «Reception» as a school year is mainly English/Welsh; elsewhere it may be called kindergarten, prep or junior infants.