接待 — meaning in English

English meaning

• lodge verb To become firmly fixed in a particular position.
• reception noun A formal social event, often to welcome or honor someone.

Senses

接待 is used for these senses in English:

• lodge (transitive) To supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time.
• reception A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
• take in (transitive) To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.

lodge — full definition

1. verb To become firmly fixed in a particular position.
2. verb To stay somewhere temporarily, especially as a paying guest in someone's house.
3. verb To formally submit a complaint, appeal, or statement to an authority.
4. noun A small house, often in the countryside, used for a specific purpose such as hunting or holidays.

reception — full definition

1. noun A formal social event, often to welcome or honor someone.
2. noun The desk or area where visitors are greeted in a business or hotel.
3. noun The quality of a received broadcast signal.
4. noun The way something is responded to or welcomed by others.

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