WELCOME | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of welcome in English welcomeverb [ T ] uk /ˈwel.kəm/ us /ˈwel.kəm/

welcome verb [T] (ENCOURAGE)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 to be pleased about and encourage or support something: The new appointment has been widely welcomed.

• We welcome the government's affirmation of its intention to act.
• The peace initiative was welcomed by both sides.
• They said they welcomed the trial as a chance to vindicate themselves.
• This move towards improving childcare facilities has been widely welcomed.
• He welcomes the opportunity to put forward his side of the story.

Backing, supporting & defending

• adopt
• advocacy
• affirmation
• ally yourself to/with someone phrasal verb
• argumentation
• bail out phrasal verb
• bat
• championship
• commitment
• defensible
• espouse
• hold space idiom
• in defence of someone/something
• in favour of something/doing something
• in someone's corner idiom
• lapel badge
• sympathize
• thick
• uphold
• yimby

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welcome verb [T] (MEET)

B1 to meet and speak to someone in a friendly way when they arrive: be warmly welcomed The visitors were warmly welcomed by the head of the department. Browning stood at the door, welcoming newcomers with a large smile and a pat on the arm. Please welcome (= please clap for) our guest of honour, George Taylor.

• Let's string up a banner in the garden to welcome him home.
• The president welcomed the Queen with the usual courtesies.
• The flight attendant welcomed us aboard.
• He welcomed me with a wide smile and a warm handshake.
• She rose from her chair to welcome us.

Meeting people

• acquaintance
• ayup
• bump into someone phrasal verb
• conclave
• counter-rally
• cross someone's path/cross paths with someone idiom
• fish
• mass
• massed
• meeting
• muster point
• open house
• paths cross idiom
• pick
• pick someone/something up phrasal verb
• play date
• power breakfast
• respect
• someone's path recrosses/paths recross idiom
• tryst

See more results » welcomeadjective uk /ˈwel.kəm/ us /ˈwel.kəm/

welcome adjective (MEETING)

B1 If someone is welcome, you are pleased when they visit you: Come and see us whenever you're in town - you're always welcome/you'll always be welcome.welcome guest Their tradition is that the traveller is a welcome guest.  make someone feel welcome (UK also make someone welcome) B1 to show someone that you are pleased that they are with you: Dylan and Grace made us feel very welcome. See more

• She would never feel welcome in this city with its cold, unsmiling inhabitants.
• His phone call was a welcome intrusion into an otherwise tedious morning.
• The publicity generated by the court case has given a welcome boost to our sales.
• After a hard day at the office, a hot bath is a welcome restorative.
• The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.

Liked, or not liked, by many people

• acquire
• an acquired taste idiom
• anti-popular
• be the new rock and roll idiom
• be welcome to idiom
• cult
• golden girl
• golden oldie
• high-traffic
• in demand
• in someone's bad books idiom
• limb
• popularize
• popularizer
• popularly
• repopularize
• resurge
• rock and roll
• well liked
• well thought of

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welcome adjective (PLEASED)

B2 If something is welcome, you are pleased to have or do it: welcome change/break/relief The holiday was a welcome change/break/relief.welcome chance/opportunity She offered him the welcome chance/opportunity to do something different. A nice cup of tea would be very welcome.  be welcome to do something B1 used to tell someone that they can certainly do something: Anyone who is interested is welcome to come along. See more Causing pleasure

• agreeable
• agreeableness
• agreeably
• all things to all people idiom
• attractive
• delightfully
• distraction
• diverting
• divertingly
• do someone's heart good idiom
• homey
• indulgent
• indulgently
• jovial
• jovially
• sensually
• sensuous
• sensuously
• serendipitous
• sweeten

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Idioms

be welcome to you're welcome welcomenoun uk /ˈwel.kəm/ us /ˈwel.kəm/

welcome noun (MEETING)

B1 [ C or U ] the way in which someone is met and spoken to when they arrive in a place: be given a warm welcome They were given a warm (= very friendly) welcome.hero's/heroine's welcome The leader of the political protests returned to a hero's/heroine's welcome after seven years in exile.speech of welcome/welcome speech She referred to his previous visit in her speech of welcome/welcome speech.  outstay your welcome C2 mainly UK (US usually overstay your welcome) to stay too long: I left after two days - I didn't want to outstay my welcome. See more

• We enjoyed a warm welcome from our American friends.
• The singer received an emotional welcome from crowds of young girls.
• His welcome included brass bands and cheerleaders.

Meeting people

• acquaintance
• ayup
• bump into someone phrasal verb
• conclave
• counter-rally
• cross someone's path/cross paths with someone idiom
• fish
• mass
• massed
• meeting
• muster point
• open house
• paths cross idiom
• pick
• pick someone/something up phrasal verb
• play date
• power breakfast
• respect
• someone's path recrosses/paths recross idiom
• tryst

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welcome noun (REACTION)

[ S ] a reaction to a decision or suggestion: give something a welcome Their supporters gave the decision a guarded/cautious welcome. Backing, supporting & defending

• adopt
• advocacy
• affirmation
• ally yourself to/with someone phrasal verb
• argumentation
• bail out phrasal verb
• bat
• championship
• commitment
• defensible
• espouse
• hold space idiom
• in defence of someone/something
• in favour of something/doing something
• in someone's corner idiom
• lapel badge
• sympathize
• thick
• uphold
• yimby

See more results » welcomeexclamation uk /ˈwel.kəm/ us /ˈwel.kəm/ A2 said as a greeting to someone arriving at a place: Welcome - please come in.welcome home/back Welcome home/back - we've missed you!welcome to Welcome to Cambridge.

• Welcome home - it's lovely to see you.
• Welcome - I hope you will enjoy your visit to our city.

Welcoming, greeting & greetings

• afternoon
• air kiss
• aloha
• ayup
• bid someone/something adieu
• cheerio
• god
• hello
• hiya
• hullo
• lady
• merry Christmas! idiom
• mind
• morning
• namaskar
• namaste
• pleased
• press the flesh idiom
• salutation
• wish

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welcome | American Dictionary

welcomeverb [ T ] us /ˈwel·kəm/

welcome verb [T] (MEET)

Add to word list Add to word list to meet or speak to someone in a friendly way when that person comes to the place where you are: We went next door to welcome our new neighbors. The prime minister of Canada welcomed the president warmly.

welcome verb [T] (SUPPORT)

to be pleased about or support something: Baseball fans welcomed the end of the players’ strike. She welcomed the opportunity to explain herself.

welcome

noun [ C ] us /ˈwel·kəm/ We were given a warm welcome. welcomeadjective us /ˈwel·kəm/

welcome adjective (SUPPORTED)

"You’re welcome" is a polite answer when someone thanks you: "Thanks for taking care of our cat." "You’re welcome."

welcome adjective (MET)

(of someone who visits) received in a friendly way: You’ll always be welcome here. (Definition of welcome from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of welcome

welcome We wish to clarify these and welcome the chance her commentary provided to offer aspects of the social situation surrounding the case we presented. From the Cambridge English Corpus The volume will be welcomed by others teaching in the field. From the Cambridge English Corpus Although welcome, these themes are not always successful, due to the thinness of the evidence. From the Cambridge English Corpus It deserves the welcome which students reserve for a really important contribution to literary criticism. From the Cambridge English Corpus As such, it will be a welcome resource for students. From the Cambridge English Corpus Whilst this book is a welcome addition to the palaeontological literature, it is important to stress that it suffers some drawbacks. From the Cambridge English Corpus A number of suggestions has been made about its content and more will be welcome. From the Cambridge English Corpus Not everyone welcomed the presence of the anarchists, pagans, and crusties in the neighbourhood. From the Cambridge English Corpus It is most welcome that the journal again receives substantial papers in psychology, and that applied economists submit their work. From the Cambridge English Corpus In short, we welcome fast and frugal models because they make us re-think the dimensions of human judgment. From the Cambridge English Corpus Extensive referencing and evaluation of current debates also makes it valuable for postgraduates and a welcome refresher for seasoned practitioners. From the Cambridge English Corpus During the same period, only one-tenth or less of their mass publics has expressed the desire to welcome back authoritarian rule. From the Cambridge English Corpus I'm afraid it proclaims the triumph of texture over substance and at 21 minutes way overstays its welcome. From the Cambridge English Corpus Yet more along these lines would have been welcome, including a comparison of grammatical and phonetic information in different dictionaries. From the Cambridge English Corpus In this instance, the cemetery's attorneys almost welcomed defeat as a way to end their ' ' untenable legal position. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of welcome These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of welcome?

Translations of welcome

in Chinese (Traditional) 鼓勵, 樂於接受, 歡迎… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 鼓励, 乐于接受, 欢迎… See more in Spanish aplaudir, acoger con agrado, dar la bienvenida a… See more in Portuguese aplaudir, acolher com agrado, dar boas-vindas a… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian स्वागत करणे, हवाहवासा, स्वागत… See more ようこそ, いらっしゃい, 歓迎されて… See more Hoş geldiniz!', karşılamak, buyur etmek… See more accueillir, se réjouir de, bienvenu/-ue… See more benvingut, donar la benvinguda a, rebre… See more welkom, onthaal, verwelkomen… See more எதையாவது பற்றி மகிழ்ச்சியடைந்து ஊக்குவிக்க அல்லது ஆதரிக்க, அவர்கள் வரும்போது ஒருவரை நட்பு முறையில் சந்தித்து பேச, யாராவது வரவேற்கப்பட்டால்… See more (किसी चीज़ से प्रसन्न हो कर उसका) स्वागत करना, (किसी का आने पर) स्वागत करना, अगवाई करना… See more સ્વાગત, આવકાર, સ્વાગત કરવું… See more velkommen, velkomst, byde velkommen… See more välkommen, välkomnande, välkomna[s]… See more dialu-alukan, sambutan, menyambut dengan baik… See more willkommen, der Willkommensgruß, willkommen heißen… See more ønske velkommen, hilse velkommen, velkommen… See more استقبال کرنا, خیرمقدم کرنا, خیر مقدم… See more бажаний, приємний, гостинність… See more ఆహ్వానించు, స్వాగతం, ఆహ్వానించదగినది… See more স্বাগত জানানো বা সমর্থন করা, স্বাগত জানানো, সাদর অভ্যর্থনা… See more vítaný, přivítání, uvítat… See more disambut baik, sambutan, menyambut baik… See more เป็นที่ยอมรับ, การต้อนรับ, ต้อนรับ… See more chào mừng, sự chào đón, chào đón… See more witam/y, witać, powitać… See more 환영 합니다!, 맞이하다, 기꺼이 받아 들이다… See more benvenuto, gradito, dare il benvenuto a… See more Need a translator?

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• welcome mat
• welcome pack
• welcome wagon
• extend a welcome
• welcome to country
• Welcome to Country, at welcome to country
• you're welcome idiom

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• make someone feel welcome phrase

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  • Verb 
    • welcome (ENCOURAGE)
    • welcome (MEET)
  • Adjective 
    • welcome (MEETING)
    • make someone feel welcome
    • welcome (PLEASED)
    • be welcome to do something
  • Noun 
    • welcome (MEETING)
    • outstay your welcome
    • welcome (REACTION)
  Exclamation
• American   
  • Verb 
    • welcome (MEET)
    • welcome (SUPPORT)
  • Noun 
    • welcome
  • Adjective 
    • welcome (SUPPORTED)
    • welcome (MET)
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