| acceptance | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. acceptance, credence | the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true.; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" |
| ~ attitude, mental attitude | a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways.; "he had the attitude that work was fun" |
| ~ fatalism | a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable. |
| ~ recognition | an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid.; "the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States" |
| n. (act) | 2. acceptance, acceptation, adoption, espousal | the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception.; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" |
| ~ embrace, bosom | a close affectionate and protective acceptance.; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" |
| ~ approval, approving, blessing | the formal act of approving.; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" |
| n. (state) | 3. acceptance | the state of being acceptable and accepted.; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" |
| ~ situation, state of affairs | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation" |
| ~ vogue | a current state of general acceptance and use. |
| ~ acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition | the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged.; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own" |
| ~ favorable reception, favourable reception, approval | acceptance as satisfactory.; "he bought it on approval" |
| ~ acceptation | acceptance as true or valid. |
| ~ contentedness, content | the state of being contented with your situation in life.; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content" |
| ~ acquiescence | acceptance without protest. |
| ~ welcome | the state of being welcome.; "don't outstay your welcome" |
| n. (communication) | 4. acceptance | (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract). |
| ~ contract law | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts. |
| ~ assent, acquiescence | agreement with a statement or proposal to do something.; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly" |
| n. (possession) | 5. acceptance, banker's acceptance | banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank. |
| ~ bill of exchange, draft, order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another. |
| n. (attribute) | 6. acceptance, sufferance, toleration | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations.; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" |
| ~ permissiveness, tolerance | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior. |
| ~ self acceptance | an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all. |
| n. (act) | 7. acceptance | the act of taking something that is offered.; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer" |
| ~ acquisition | the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something.; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" |
| admittance | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. access, accession, admission, admittance, entree | the right to enter. |
| ~ right | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" |
| ~ door | anything providing a means of access (or escape).; "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success" |
| n. (act) | 2. admission, admittance | the act of admitting someone to enter.; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic" |
| ~ incoming, entering, ingress, entrance, entry | the act of entering.; "she made a grand entrance" |
| ~ readmission | the act of admitting someone again.; "the surgery was performed on his readmission to the clinic" |
| ~ matric, matriculation | admission to a group (especially a college or university). |
| receive | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. have, receive | get something; come into possession of.; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" |
| ~ take up, take in | accept.; "The cloth takes up the liquid" |
| ~ hustle | get by trying hard.; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter" |
| ~ accept | receive (a report) officially, as from a committee. |
| ~ fence | receive stolen goods. |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| ~ accept, take, have | receive willingly something given or offered.; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" |
| ~ graduate | receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies.; "She graduated in 1990" |
| ~ inherit | receive by genetic transmission.; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother" |
| v. (change) | 2. find, get, incur, obtain, receive | receive a specified treatment (abstract).; "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ take | ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial.; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| v. (perception) | 3. pick up, receive | register (perceptual input).; "pick up a signal" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ hear | receive a communication from someone.; "We heard nothing from our son for five years" |
| v. (perception) | 4. experience, get, have, receive | go through (mental or physical states or experiences).; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" |
| ~ suffer, sustain, have, get | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).; "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ undergo | pass through.; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" |
| ~ take | experience or feel or submit to.; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" |
| ~ horripilate | have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps.; "I horripilate when I see violence on television" |
| v. (contact) | 5. invite, receive, take in | express willingness to have in one's home or environs.; "The community warmly received the refugees" |
| ~ welcome | receive someone, as into one's house. |
| ~ absorb | assimilate or take in.; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society" |
| ~ see | receive as a specified guest.; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" |
| ~ assume | take up someone's soul into heaven.; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven" |
| ~ induct | admit as a member.; "We were inducted into the honor society" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. receive | accept as true or valid.; "He received Christ" |
| ~ accept | consider or hold as true.; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
| v. (communication) | 7. receive, welcome | bid welcome to; greet upon arrival. |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| v. (change) | 8. receive | convert into sounds or pictures.; "receive the incoming radio signals" |
| ~ convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something.; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" |
| v. (stative) | 9. encounter, meet, receive | experience as a reaction.; "My proposal met with much opposition" |
| ~ experience, have | undergo.; "The stocks had a fast run-up" |
| v. (social) | 10. receive | have or give a reception.; "The lady is receiving Sunday morning" |
| ~ fete, celebrate | have a celebration.; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" |
| v. (perception) | 11. get, receive | receive as a retribution or punishment.; "He got 5 years in prison" |
| ~ catch, get | suffer from the receipt of.; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" |
| v. (consumption) | 12. receive | partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament. |
| ~ christian religion, christianity | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. |
| ~ partake, touch | consume.; "She didn't touch her food all night" |
| v. (cognition) | 13. receive | regard favorably or with disapproval.; "Her new collection of poems was not well received" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| reception | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. reception, response | the manner in which something is greeted.; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" |
| ~ greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting). |
| n. (group) | 2. reception | a formal party of people; as after a wedding. |
| ~ party | a group of people gathered together for pleasure.; "she joined the party after dinner" |
| ~ at home | a reception held in your own home. |
| ~ levee | a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court). |
| ~ tea | a reception or party at which tea is served.; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers" |
| ~ wedding reception | a reception for wedding guests held after the wedding. |
| ~ reception line | a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party. |
| n. (communication) | 3. reception | quality or fidelity of a received broadcast. |
| ~ broadcasting | taking part in a radio or tv program. |
| ~ signal detection, detection | the detection that a signal is being received. |
| ~ demodulation | (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave. |
| n. (act) | 4. receipt, reception | the act of receiving. |
| ~ acquiring, getting | the act of acquiring something.; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving" |
| n. (act) | 5. reception | (American football) the act of catching a pass in football.; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line" |
| ~ snap, grab, snatch, catch | the act of catching an object with the hands.; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" |
| ~ american football, american football game | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays. |
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