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Meaning of welcome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common
ˈwɛl.kəm

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company
  3. A surname
  4. The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.
  5. Producing gladness
  6. The utterance of such a greeting.
  7. Followed by to: free to have or enjoy gratuitously
  8. Kind reception of a guest or newcomer.
  9. Greeting given upon someone's arrival
  10. The state of being a welcome guest.
  11. Ellipsis of you're welcome

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca xoş gəldiniz
Беларуская віта́ць
Čeština vítaný vítat vítej
Cymraeg croesawu
Esperanto bonvena bonvenigi
Eesti tervitama
Euskara ongi etorri
فارسی خوش آمدید
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi aloha
Bahasa Indonesia menyambut selamat datang
Íslenska velkomin velkominn
Latina acceptus amicus salve salvete volens
Lietuvių sveiki atvykę
Te Reo Māori haere mai manawa pōwhiri tāwhiri
മലയാളം സ്വാഗതം
Bahasa Melayu selamat datang
Malti merħba
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကြိုဆိုပါ၏
සිංහල ආයුබෝවන්
Slovenščina dobrodošel
Kiswahili kukaribisha
తెలుగు స్వాగతం
Oʻzbekcha marhamat
Yorùbá káàbọ̀

Examples

“We entered the house and found a ready welcome.”
“Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too.”
“the warmest welcome at an inn”
“The townspeople crossed freely from bank to bank, and it stayed that way until breakup in March or April or, in years when winter outstayed its welcome, maybe even May.”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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