I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , enthusiastic , friendly , hearty ( esp. AmE ), great , rapturous ( esp. BrE ), rousing , special , tumultuous ( esp. BrE ), warm
▪
The audience gave the band a rousing ~.
▪ broad ( esp. BrE )
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The proposals have been given a broad ~ by green campaigners.
▪ cautious , guarded , qualified (all esp. BrE )
▪ official
▪ hero's
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She got a hero's ~ on her return from the Olympics.
VERB + WELCOME
▪ get , receive
▪ extend , give sb
▪ outstay , overstay
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Sensing that he had outstayed his ~, he quickly left.
WELCOME + VERB
▪ await sb ( BrE )
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A warm ~ awaits you at this family-run hotel.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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She held out her arms in ~.
▪ ~ from
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The proposal received a warm ~ from the committee.
▪ ~ to
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A big ~ to our special guest, James Greenan.
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They received a friendly ~ to their new home.
PHRASES
▪ words of ~
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Thank you for those words of ~.
II.
verb
1 greet sb/be pleased sb has come
ADVERB
▪ heartily , warmly
▪
If you visit our town you will be warmly ~d.
▪ gladly ( esp. AmE )
▪ formally ( esp. BrE ), officially
▪ back
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The whole family turned out to ~ him back.
VERB + WELCOME
▪ be delighted to , be pleased to
▪ prepare to , wait to
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The school is preparing to ~ the new intake of students.
PREPOSITION
▪ into
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He ~d us into the club.
▪ to
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We are delighted to ~ you to our company.
PHRASES
▪ look forward to welcoming sb , ~ sb with open arms
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They ~d the new volunteers with open arms (= with enthusiasm) .
2 be pleased about sth and support it
ADVERB
▪ enthusiastically , especially , greatly , particularly , really , warmly
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Many companies have warmly ~d these changes in legislation.
▪ positively ( esp. BrE )
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We positively ~ applications from all sections of the community.
▪ broadly ( esp. BrE )
▪ cautiously
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Economists cautiously ~d the president's initiative.
▪ initially
PHRASES
▪ be generally ~d , be universally ~d , be widely ~d (all esp. BrE )
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The proposals have been widely ~d.
Welcome is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ announcement , ↑ arrival , ↑ assistance , ↑ challenge , ↑ chance , ↑ comment , ↑ criticism , ↑ enquiry , ↑ feedback , ↑ guest , ↑ help , ↑ idea , ↑ immigrant , ↑ initiative , ↑ input , ↑ move , ↑ news , ↑ proposal , ↑ prospect , ↑ reduction , ↑ reform , ↑ return , ↑ revolution , ↑ submission , ↑ suggestion , ↑ visitor
III.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be , feel
▪ make sb
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They made us very ~ in their home.
ADVERB
▪ very
▪
The 1% rate cut is extremely ~.
▪ especially , extremely , more than , most , particularly
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You would be a most ~ guest.
▪ perfectly , quite
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You are perfectly ~ to stay here, if you don't mind the mess.
▪ not entirely
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He made it plain that Holman's interest in his business affairs was not entirely ~.
▪ always
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Visitors are always ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
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New members are ~ to the club.
Welcome is used with these nouns: ↑ addition , ↑ antidote , ↑ bonus , ↑ boost , ↑ break , ↑ change , ↑ contrast , ↑ departure , ↑ development , ↑ distraction , ↑ diversion , ↑ escape , ↑ guest , ↑ improvement , ↑ initiative , ↑ innovation , ↑ news , ↑ opportunity , ↑ refuge , ↑ release , ↑ relief , ↑ reminder , ↑ reprieve , ↑ respite , ↑ return , ↑ shade , ↑ sight , ↑ sign , ↑ step , ↑ touch , ↑ trend , ↑ visitor