welcome

(wĕl'kəm)
adj.

1. Received with pleasure and hospitality into one's company or home: a welcome guest.
2. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable or gratifying: a welcome respite from hard work.
3. Cordially or willingly permitted or invited: You are welcome to join us.
4. Used in the expression you're welcome to acknowledge an expression of gratitude.

n.

1. A cordial greeting or hospitable reception given to an arriving person.
2. A reception upon arrival: gave the stranger an unfriendly welcome.
3. The state of being welcome: Don't overstay your welcome.

tr.v., -comed, -com·ing, -comes.

1. To greet, receive, or entertain (another or others) cordially or hospitably.
2. To receive or accept gladly: would welcome a little privacy.

interj.
Used to greet cordially a visitor or recent arrival.

idiom:

wear out (one's) welcome

1. To visit so often or stay so long as to become a nuisance.

[Middle English, alteration (influenced by wel, well) of Old English wilcuma, welcome guest, welcome.]

welcomely wel'come·ly adv.
welcomeness wel'come·ness n.
welcomer wel'com·er n.

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adjective

To one's liking: agreeable, congenial, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying. See like/dislike.

noun

An expression, in words or gestures, marking a meeting of persons: greeting, hail², salutation, salute,, greeting.

verb

1. To address in a friendly and respectful way: greet, hail², salute. See greeting.
2. To receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly: accept, embrace, take (up). See accept/reject.

adj

Definition: gladly received
Antonyms: displeasing, unacceptable, unwelcome

n

Definition: greeting
Antonyms: goodbye

v

Definition: receive gladly
Antonyms: reject, turn away

IN BRIEF: n. - A greeting or reception; Accept gladly.

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sign description: The flat hand, palm up comes toward the body.

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For a list of words related to welcome, see:

• Celebrations, Observances, Rites, and Gatherings - welcome: warm reception of newly arrived person or persons
• Expressions of Feeling - welcome: greet with pleasure or ceremony
• Greetings

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - velkomst, modtagelse, velkomsthilsen
int. - velkommen
v. tr. - velkomme, byde velkommen, modtage
adj. - velkommen

idioms:

• you are welcome    du er velkommen

Nederlands (Dutch)
welkom, graag toegestaan, ontvangst, onthalen, welkom heten, onthaal, verwelkoming

Français (French)
n. - accueil, bienvenue
int. - soyez le bienvenu chez nous (invité), entre donc (à un ami)
v. tr. - accueillir, être heureux de recevoir
adj. - bienvenu, chaleureusement invité

idioms:

• you are welcome    de rien, je vous en prie (remerciements)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Empfang, Willkommen
v. - begrüßen, empfangen, willkommen heißen
adj. - willkommen
int. - Willkommen!

idioms:

• you are welcome    gern geschehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποδοχή ή φιλοξενία, καλωσόρισμα
v. - καλωσορίζω, καλοδέχομαι, υποδέχομαι, θεωρώ ευπρόσδεκτο
adj. - ευπρόσδεκτος, καλοδεχούμενος

idioms:

• you are welcome    παρακαλώ

Italiano (Italian)
accogliere, benvenuto

idioms:

• you are welcome    prego, sei il benvenuto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - saudação (f)
v. - saudar
adj. - bem-vindo

idioms:

• you are welcome    de nada, você é bem-vindo

Русский (Russian)
гостеприимство, приветствие, желанный, имеющий право или разрешение сделать что-л., радушно принимать, одобрять, добро пожаловать!

idioms:

• you are welcome    пожалуйста! (в ответ на выражение благодарности

Español (Spanish)
n. - bienvenida, recibimiento
int. - sea bienvenido, bienvenido
v. tr. - dar la bienvenida, acoger o recibir con beneplácito
adj. - bienvenido, agradable

idioms:

• you are welcome    de nada, no hay de qué, a su disposición

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - välkomnande, mottagande
v. - välkomna
adj. - välkommen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
欢迎, 接待, 受欢迎的, 可喜的, 可任意的

idioms:

• you are welcome    不用谢, 别客气

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 歡迎, 接待
int. - 歡迎
v. tr. - 歡迎, 接待
adj. - 受歡迎的, 可喜的, 可任意的

idioms:

• you are welcome    不用謝, 別客氣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 환영, 자유로이 행사할 수 있는 특권
int. - 환영합니다
v. tr. - 환영하다, 기꺼이 맞다
adj. - 환영 받는, 자유로이 해도 좋은

日本語 (Japanese)
int. - ようこそ
n. - 歓迎, 歓迎のあいさつ
v. - 歓迎する, 喜んで受け入れる
adj. - 歓迎される, うれしい, 自由に使ってよい, 自由に…してよい

idioms:

• you are welcome    どう致しまして

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أهلا وسهلا, ترحيب (فعل) يرحب ب (صفه) سار, متقبل بسرور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קבלת-פנים‬
int. - ‮ברוכ(ים) הבא(ים)!‬
v. tr. - ‮קיבל בברכה, קיבל פני, קידם בשמחה, שיחר פני‬
adj. - ‮מתקבל בחפץ-לב, רצוי, נעים, רשאי, חופשי (להשתמש)‬

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