welcomeverb [ T ]
uk/ˈwel.kəm/us/ˈwel.kəm/welcome verb [ T ] (ENCOURAGE)
B2 to be pleased about and encourage or support something:
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- We welcome the government's affirmation of its intention to act.
- The peace initiative was welcomed by both sides.
- They said they welcomed the trial as a chance to vindicate themselves.
- This move towards improving childcare facilities has been widely welcomed.
- He welcomes the opportunity to put forward his side of the story.
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Backing, supporting & defending
- -backed
- argumentation
- bale out
- bear
- behind every great/successful man there stands a woman idiom
- buttress
- carry
- defensible
- endorse
- espouse
- fight your corner idiom
- right behind sb idiom
- speak
- sponsor
- stake
- stand by sb
- stand by sth
- stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
- sympathize
- sympathy
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welcome verb [ T ] (MEET)
B1 to meet and speak to someone in a friendly way when they arrive:
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- Let's string up a banner in the garden to welcome him home.
- The president welcomed the Queen with the usual courtesies.
- The flight attendant welcomed us aboard.
- He welcomed me with a wide smile and a warm handshake.
- She rose from her chair to welcome us.
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Meeting people
- appointment
- conclave
- cross
- cross sb's path/cross paths with sb idiom
- deal
- gathering
- hello
- hook
- hook up
- how are things (with you)? idiom
- how do you do? idiom
- it's a date idiom
- known
- make yourself known idiom
- massed
- meeting point
- muster point
- remember sb to sb
- run across sb
- tryst
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welcomeadjective
uk/ˈwel.kəm/us/ˈwel.kəm/welcome adjective (MEETING)
B1 If someone is welcome, you are pleased when they visit you:
B1 to show someone that you are pleased that they are with you:
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- She would never feel welcome in this city with its cold, unsmiling inhabitants.
- His phone call was a welcome intrusion into an otherwise tedious morning.
- The publicity generated by the court case has given a welcome boost to our sales.
- After a hard day at the office, a hot bath is a welcome restorative.
- The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.
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Liked, or not liked, by many people
- acquire
- an acquired taste idiom
- be in sb's good/bad books idiom
- be the new rock and roll idiom
- be welcome to idiom
- cross
- flavour of the month idiom
- gain
- golden boy/girl
- killer app
- lose
- lose ground idiom
- must-have
- pack
- sought after
- top-rated
- undesirable
- unlovable
- unpopular
- viral
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welcome adjective (PLEASED)
B2 If something is welcome, you are pleased to have or do it:
B1 used to tell someone that they can certainly do something:
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Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- all things to all people idiom
- attractive
- banging
- be better than sex idiom
- brighten
- delicacy
- do sb the world of good idiom
- dreamy
- ducky
- enchant
- engaging
- keep on the right side of sb idiom
- keep sb sweet idiom
- knock
- leafy
- lighten
- lovely
- quench
- tickle
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Idiom(s)
welcomenoun
uk/ˈwel.kəm/us/ˈwel.kəm/welcome noun (MEETING)
B1 [ C or U ] the way in which someone is met and spoken to when they arrive in a place:
C2 mainly UK US usually overstay your welcome to stay too long:
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- We enjoyed a warm welcome from our American friends.
- The singer received an emotional welcome from crowds of young girls.
- His welcome included brass bands and cheerleaders.
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Meeting people
- appointment
- conclave
- cross
- cross sb's path/cross paths with sb idiom
- deal
- gathering
- hello
- hook
- hook up
- how are things (with you)? idiom
- how do you do? idiom
- it's a date idiom
- known
- make yourself known idiom
- massed
- meeting point
- muster point
- remember sb to sb
- run across sb
- tryst
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welcome noun (REACTION)
[ S ] a reaction to a decision or suggestion:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Backing, supporting & defending
- -backed
- argumentation
- bale out
- bear
- behind every great/successful man there stands a woman idiom
- buttress
- carry
- defensible
- endorse
- espouse
- fight your corner idiom
- right behind sb idiom
- speak
- sponsor
- stake
- stand by sb
- stand by sth
- stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
- sympathize
- sympathy
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welcomeexclamation
uk/ˈwel.kəm/us/ˈwel.kəm/A2 said as a greeting to someone arriving at a place:
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- Welcome home - it's lovely to see you.
- Welcome - I hope you will enjoy your visit to our city.
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Welcoming, greeting & greetings
- afternoon
- air kiss
- air kiss
- aloha
- bon voyage
- bye
- ciao
- five
- good afternoon
- good evening
- goodbye
- greeting
- pump sb's hand idiom
- receive
- salaam
- see/catch you later! idiom
- shake
- so long idiom
- stranger
- wotcha
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