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welcome
[ wel-kuhm ]
interjection
- (a word of kindly greeting, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure):
Welcome, stranger!
noun
- a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure:
to give someone a warm welcome.
verb (used with object)
- to greet the arrival of (a person, guests, etc.) with pleasure or kindly courtesy.
- to receive or accept with pleasure; regard as pleasant or good:
to welcome a change.
- to meet, accept, or receive (an action, challenge, person, etc.) in a specified, especially unfriendly, manner:
They welcomed him with hisses and catcalls.
adjective
- gladly received, as one whose arrival gives pleasure:
a welcome visitor.
- agreeable, as something arriving, occurring, or experienced:
a welcome rest.
- given full right by the cordial consent of others:
She is welcome to try it.
- without obligation for the courtesy, favor, or service received (used as a conventional response to expressions of thanks): He thanked me, and I told him he was welcome.
You're quite welcome; I'm glad you like the gift.
He thanked me, and I told him he was welcome.
welcome
/ ˈɛə /
adjective
- gladly and cordially received or admitted
a welcome guest
- bringing pleasure or gratitude
a welcome gift
- freely permitted or invited
you are welcome to call
- under no obligation (only in such phrases as you're welcome or he's welcome , as conventional responses to thanks)
sentence substitute
- an expression of cordial greeting, esp to a person whose arrival is desired or pleasing
noun
- the act of greeting or receiving a person or thing; reception
the new theory had a cool welcome
- wear out one's welcometo come more often or stay longer than is acceptable or pleasing
verb
- to greet the arrival of (visitors, guests, etc) cordially or gladly
- to receive or accept, esp gladly
Derived Forms
- ˈɱdzԱ, noun
- ˈɱdz, adverb
- ˈɱdz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ɱcdz·Ա noun
- ɱcdz· noun
- ·ɱcdz noun verb (used with object) prewelcomed prewelcoming
- ܲ·ɱcdz adjective
- ܲ·ɱcdzd adjective
- ܲ·ɱcdz·Բ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of welcome1
Idioms and Phrases
- wear out one's welcome, to make one's visits so frequent or of such long duration that they become offensive:
Your cousins have long since worn out their welcome.
More idioms and phrases containing welcome
see warm welcome ; wear out one's welcome ; you're welcome .Example Sentences
Up to this point the Russian press had been welcoming the thaw in relations between Moscow and Washington.
Like their male counterparts in online Christian discourse, Halili and Reitsma don't seem much interested in Christian doctrines about feeding the poor, healing the sick or welcoming the stranger.
That is a question Brighton chief executive officer Paul Barber asked last week and he welcomed research into his theory.
This trucker welcomes the incoming tariffs and hopes they can help restore smaller US towns.
"These events are inclusive, welcoming, you can shop in your PJs, and there's no need to head to the shopping mall," says Ms Krakora.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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