[
UK
/wˈɛlkʌm/
]
[ US /ˈwɛɫkəm/ ]
[ US /ˈwɛɫkəm/ ]
NOUN
-
the state of being welcome
don't outstay your welcome -
a greeting or reception
the proposal got a warm welcome
VERB
- receive someone, as into one's house
-
accept gladly
I welcome your proposals - bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
ADJECTIVE
-
giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted
a welcome relief
a welcome guest
made the children feel welcome
you are welcome to join us
How To Use welcome In A Sentence
- The conference began with a Wednesday evening welcome reception, held at Chicago's Field Museum, where 28 mostly Illinois breweries had set up beer stations among two stuffed elephants, a couple of totem poles and a tyrannosaur skeleton. Beer: A celebration of craft brewing
- Visitors are welcome to fuss and pet the animals. The Sun
- There are some fantastic pubs and inns nearby but you should take advantage of the welcome pack you receive on arrival. The Sun
- We welcome submissions through e-mail because that saves us the bother of retyping the selected manuscripts.
- New members are always welcome, irrespective of what stage of bereavement they are at.
- The president got a tremendous welcome at the airport.
- ‘Welcome to Scotland, laddie,’ growls Getch in his best through-the-beard burr.
- Your daughter may indeed welcome your new friend but tread carefully. The Sun
- You are welcome to visit the school at any time; we have an open-door policy.
- Stark gave Izzard the warmest of welcomes and seems to have put no obstacle in the way of a biography.