Word of the Day: Other uses of acoger

Question

Here are some other uses for acoger given by the Collins dictionary. It seems to be a pretty useful word!!

• to receive visitors: la ciudad acoge miles de visitantes = the city gets thousands of visitors
• to provide accomodations: el hotel que acoge a los periodistas = the hotel where the journalists are staying
• to harbour: acogen en sus filas a antiguos terroristas = they number former terrorists in their ranks
• to receive news: acogieron la noticia con sorpresa = they received the news with surprise
• to host: acoger los Juegos Olímpicos = to host the Olympics

and acogida

• una fría acogida = a chilly reception
• tener buena/mala acogida = to be well/poorly received
• el centro de acogida de visitantes = visitor center
• un centro de acogida de personas sin hogar / de menores = a homeless / children´s shelter
• familia/país de acogida = host family/country

Answer 1

I copied your post and added it to the "word of the day". I hope you don't mind

of course not! - kattya, ENE 10, 2010