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Prepositions after adjectives

welcome to or welcome in?

Welcome to is the standard expression for greeting someone at a place, event, or organisation. Welcome in is used when inviting someone to enter.

Quick answer

Which form should you use?

Use welcome to for destinations, groups, websites, and events: Welcome to London. Use welcome in when inviting someone inside a room or building: Come in, you're welcome in.

Welcome to the conference.
Welcome to our website.
It's cold outside. You're welcome in.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
welcome to + place

Greeting someone at a destination

To is the standard preposition after welcome in greetings and introductions.

Welcome to Paris.
2
welcome to + organisation/event

Introducing a group or occasion

Use to for companies, teams, schools, and events.

Welcome to the team.
3
welcome in

Inviting someone inside

Welcome in is less common and usually means that someone may enter a place.

Please come inside. You're welcome in.
4
be welcome in + place

Saying someone is accepted somewhere

In can describe acceptance within a community or place.

Visitors are always welcome in our home.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
welcome to
Welcome to our new office.
Standard greeting for a place, group, or event.
welcome in
You are welcome in anytime.
Invitation to enter or be included inside.
welcome at
Children are welcome at the workshop.
At focuses on attendance at an event or place.
welcome among
She felt welcome among her colleagues.
Among highlights acceptance within a group.

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using welcome in for general greetings

Welcome to is the normal form for destinations and organisations.

✕ Welcome in our company. ✓ Welcome to our company.

Forgetting the object after welcome to

Welcome to is usually followed by a place, group, or activity.

✕ Welcome to! ✓ Welcome to the show!

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. ___ our podcast.
2. Come out of the rain. You're ___ anytime.
3. New members are welcome ___ the club.

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Frequently asked questions

Is welcome in incorrect?

No. It is correct when inviting someone inside or saying they are accepted in a place.

Why is welcome to more common?

English normally uses welcome to for greetings connected with places, groups, and events.

Can I say welcome at our office?

Yes, but it has a different structure. Welcome at often describes being accepted or allowed somewhere.

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