priem

Priem is a transliteration of the Cyrillic word прием in Russian, прийом in Ukrainian, and прыём in Belarusian. In English, it covers several related concepts and functions, and its precise meaning depends on context. The term is widely used across Slavic languages and in formal and everyday speech to indicate reception, technique, or method.

One core sense is reception or admission. This includes the act of receiving people or things, such as the reception of citizens by an official, admission of patients, or the intake of food and drink (приём пищи). It can also denote an appointment or visit with a professional, for example a doctor’s reception (приём у врача) or a formal audience.

A second sense is method or technique. In this usage, приём refers to a particular approach, device, or technique used to achieve a result, such as a photographic or artistic device, a musical phrase (музыкальный прием), or a procedural method. In sports or martial arts, боевые приемы describe techniques or moves used in competition or combat.

A third sense is tactic or trick. Приём can denote a strategy, maneuver, or cunning ploy to achieve an objective, often translated as tactic or ploy in English, as in a clever or deceptive прием.

A related sense concerns signals and communication. For example, приём сигнала refers to receiving or detecting a signal, such as in radio or television contexts.

Usage varies by language and genre, ranging from formal government language (administrative прием) to everyday speech (a practical прием in conversation). The word’s polysemy reflects its origins in the broad notion of taking or receiving something.