welcome
welcome
/ˈwelkəm/
used as a greeting to tell somebody that you are pleased that they are there
Welcome home!
welcome to something Welcome to Oxford!
Good evening everybody. Welcome to the show!
welcome
/ˈwelkəm/
1 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.
Collocations
adverb
verb + welcome
preposition
into
to
phrases
look forward to welcoming somebody
welcome somebody with open arms
2 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.
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.
3 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.
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.
Collocations
adverb
phrases
be generally welcomed
be universally welcomed
be widely welcomed
welcome
/ˈwelkəm/
1 (of people) accepted or wanted somewhere
I'll go, then. I know when I'm not welcome.
+ adv./prep. They were anxious to make us feel welcome in their home.
Children are always welcome at the hotel.
Our neighbours made us welcome as soon as we arrived.
I had the feeling we were not welcome at the meeting.
Children are always welcome at the hotel.
New members are welcome to the club.
Poetry Reading. Tonight at 8 p.m. Admission free. All are welcome.
a welcome guest/visitor
They made us very welcome in their home.
Visitors are always welcome.
You would be a most welcome guest.
Collocations
verbs
make somebody
adverb
preposition
to
2 that you are pleased to have, receive, etc.
Her book is a welcome addition to the literature on late Victorian Britain.
It was a welcome return to form for the current world champion.
Your letter was very welcome.
a welcome sight
welcome news
The fine weather made a welcome change.
The 1% rate cut is extremely welcome.
He made it plain that Holman's interest in his business affairs was not entirely welcome.
welcome
/ˈwelkəm/
1 countable, uncountable something that you do or say to somebody when they arrive, especially something that makes them feel you are happy to see them to get/receive a welcome
Thank you for your warm welcome.
The winners were given an enthusiastic welcome when they arrived home.
He returned to a hero’s welcome.
a speech/smile of welcome
She was asked to say a few words of welcome.
I wish to extend a very warm welcome to the team.
welcome to something It was a nice welcome to a strange new city.
A big welcome to our special guest, James Greenan.
A warm welcome awaits you at this family-run hotel.
She got a hero's welcome on her return from the Olympics.
She held out her arms in welcome.
Thank you for those words of welcome.
The audience gave the band a rousing welcome.
They received a cold welcome to their new home.
Ellen received a hero's welcome on returning to her home town.
Her wrinkled face broke into a smile of welcome.
Collocations
adjective
verb + welcome
welcome + verb
await somebody
preposition
in welcome
welcome from
welcome to
phrases
words of welcome
2 countable the way that people react to something, which shows their opinion of it This new comedy deserves a warm welcome.
The proposals were given a cautious welcome by the trade unions.
The proposals have been given a broad welcome by green campaigners.
The proposal received a cautious welcome from the Opposition.
Idioms
Word Origin
Old 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.