welcome
verb/ˈwelkəm/
/ˈwelkəm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they welcome | /ˈwelkəm/ /ˈwelkəm/ |
| he / she / it welcomes | /ˈwelkəmz/ /ˈwelkəmz/ |
| past simple welcomed | /ˈwelkəmd/ /ˈwelkəmd/ |
| past participle welcomed | /ˈwelkəmd/ /ˈwelkəmd/ |
| -ing form welcoming | /ˈwelkəmɪŋ/ /ˈwelkəmɪŋ/ |
- to say hello to somebody in a friendly way when they arrive somewhere
- welcome somebody They were at the door to welcome us.
- to welcome a visitor/guest
- welcome somebody to something It is a pleasure to welcome you to our home.
- welcome somebody + adv./prep. The whole family turned out to welcome him back.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heartily
- warmly
- gladly
- …
- be delighted to
- be pleased to
- prepare to
- …
- into
- to
- look forward to welcoming somebody
- welcome somebody with open arms
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- to be pleased that somebody has come or has joined an organization, activity, etc.
- welcome somebody They welcomed the new volunteers with open arms (= with enthusiasm).
- We are always pleased to welcome new members.
- welcome somebody to something We are delighted to welcome you to our company.
- welcome somebody into something The new immigrants have been welcomed into the community.
Extra Examples- The school is preparing to welcome the new intake of students.
- If you visit our town you will be warmly welcomed.
- He welcomed us into the club.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heartily
- warmly
- gladly
- …
- be delighted to
- be pleased to
- prepare to
- …
- into
- to
- look forward to welcoming somebody
- welcome somebody with open arms
- welcome something to be pleased to receive or accept something
- to welcome a decision/move
- Women's rights campaigners welcomed the news.
- I warmly welcome this announcement.
- We welcome the opportunity to work with the government to develop better services locally.
- I'd welcome any suggestions.
- In general, the changes they had made were to be welcomed.
- We welcome input from our readers.
Extra Examples- Economists cautiously welcomed the president's initiative.
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative.
- Many companies have warmly welcomed these changes in legislation.
- The proposals have been widely welcomed.
- We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enthusiastically
- especially
- greatly
- …
- be generally welcomed
- be universally welcomed
- be widely welcomed
- …
Word OriginOld English wilcuma ‘a person whose coming is pleasing’, wilcumian (verb), from wil- ‘desire, pleasure’ + cuman ‘come’. The first element was later changed to wel- ‘well’, influenced by Old French bien venu or Old Norse velkominn.
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