(~s, welcoming, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ someone, you greet them in a friendly way when they arrive somewhere.
Several people came by to ~ me...
She was there to ~ him home from war...
The delegates received a welcoming speech by the President.
VERB: V n, V n adv/prep, V-ing
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Welcome is also a noun.
There would be a fantastic ~ awaiting him back here.
N-COUNT: usu sing
2.
You use ~ in expressions such as ~ home, ~ to London, and ~ back when you are greeting someone who has just arrived somewhere.
Welcome to Washington...
Welcome back, Deborah–It’s good to have you here.
CONVENTION formulae
3.
If you ~ an action, decision, or situation, you approve of it and are pleased that it has occurred.
She ~d this move but said that overall the changes didn’t go far enough...
VERB: V n
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Welcome is also a noun.
Environmental groups have given a guarded ~ to the Prime Minister’s proposal.
N-COUNT: usu sing
4.
If you describe something as ~, you mean that people wanted it and are happy that it has occurred.
This was certainly a ~ change of fortune...
ADJ
5.
If you say that you ~ certain people or actions, you are inviting and encouraging people to do something, for example to come to a particular place.
We would ~ your views about the survey.
VERB: V n
6.
If you say that someone is ~ in a particular place, you are encouraging them to go there by telling them that they will be liked and accepted.
New members are always ~...
I told him he wasn’t ~ in my home.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
7.
If you tell someone that they are ~ to do something, you are encouraging them to do it by telling them that they are allowed to do it.
You are ~ to visit the hospital at any time.
ADJ: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ to-inf
8.
If you say that someone is ~ to something, you mean that you do not want it yourself because you do not like it and you are very willing for them to have it.
If women want to take on the business world they are ~ to it as far as I’m concerned.
ADJ: v-link ADJ to n
9.
see also welcoming
10.
If you make someone ~ or make them feel ~, you make them feel happy and accepted in a new place.
PHRASE: make inflects
11.
If you say that someone outstays their ~ or overstays their ~, you mean that they stay somewhere longer than they are wanted or expected to.
After the kindness that had been shown to him, he didn’t want to outstay his ~.
PHRASE: V inflects
12.
You say ‘You’re ~’ to someone who has thanked you for something in order to acknowledge their thanks in a polite way.
‘Thank you for the information.’—‘You’re ~.’
CONVENTION formulae