welcome

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Interjection 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Antonyms 3 Verb 3.1 Synonyms 3.2 Antonyms 4 Adjective 4.1 Antonyms 5 Noun 5.1 Antonyms 5.2 See also

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• IPA: /ˈwɛl.kəm/
• SAMPA: /"welk@m/
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Interjection welcome

1. You say welcome as a greeting when someone arrives.

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• greetings
• salutations

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• goodbye
• farewell

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Plain form welcome

Third-person singular welcomes

Past tense welcomed

Past participle welcomed

Present participle welcoming

1. To greet or affirm the arrival of someone.
2. When you welcome ideas, you accept them gladly and willingly.

   We welcome any suggestions you have so that we may improve our services.

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• (greet) greet
• (accept) accept

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• (greet) ignore
• (accept) reject

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Positive welcome

Comparative more welcome

Superlative most welcome

1. When someone is welcome, their arrival makes people happy.

   You are welcome to stay at my house whenever you want.

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• unwelcome

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Singular welcome

Plural welcomes

1. The act of welcoming.

   Everyone, give a warm welcome to Mr. John Smith!

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• goodbye

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• well
• come
• arrival