to welcome

Examples

• All

• Hello, boys and girls, and welcome to your happy place.

• Hey there everybody, Welcome to A Late Show.

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• And please know that just as we welcome them, we welcome you.

  Stanford

• All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Wind Show.

• All right, Mike, welcome to my show.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• Good morning and welcome to the show this week.

• I want to offer my congratulations and welcome you to the family.

  The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

• Hello everyone and welcome back to my chaos.

• I'd like to welcome everyone on flight 86A to Los Angeles.

  People Like Us (2012)

• We are excited to welcome our new students to the school this year.

Synonyms

G

to greet

vsto welcome

318 1.0

To say hello or welcome someone when you meet them

is a warm friendly reception focused on arrival rather than just a hello

R

to receive

vsto welcome

93 1.6

To greet and welcome someone into a place or group

focuses more on warm greeting at arrival rather than formal admission

G

to greet someone warmly

vsto welcome

3 1.8

Welcome someone with warm words and a smile

is friendly but less enthusiastic and more general on arrival

M

to meet

vsto welcome

3 1.0

To go to a place to greet someone when they arrive

focuses on the warm friendly act of receiving rather than mere presence

R

to roll out the welcome mat

vsto welcome

• Informal

2 4.8

Make someone feel very welcome by giving special care

is a friendly warm reception but with less special attention

G

to greet at the door

vsto welcome

2 2.1

Meet someone at the door to welcome them

is a general friendly reception not limited to entrance meeting

Antonyms

R

to reject

760 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

S

to say farewell

• Formal

16 3.8

To tell someone goodbye before you leave, often in a formal or sad way

Idioms

R

to roll out the welcome mat

• Informal

2 4.8

Make someone feel very welcome by giving special care

W

to wear out your welcome

• Informal

2 7.0

To stay too long as a guest so the host wants you to leave

W

to wear out one's welcome

• Informal

1 7.0

Stay too long and make people feel annoyed

Compounds

W

warm welcome

50 1.0

A friendly greeting that makes someone feel pleased and at ease

W

welcome mat

17 1.7

A small mat outside a door for wiping shoes and greeting visitors

W

welcome wagon

• US

12 5.2

A group or service that brings gifts and information to people who just moved into a neighborhood

How Welcoming

to embrace

95 2.8

to welcome

∞ 1.0

to greet

318 1.0

to acknowledge

58 3.9

Surface Forms

Etymology