welcoming

wel·come  (wlkm)

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. wel·comed, wel·com·ing, wel·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

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

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[Middle English, alteration (influenced by wel, well) of Old English wilcuma, welcome guest, welcome; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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welcome·ly adv.

welcome·ness n.

welcom·er n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

welcoming - very cordial; "a welcoming smile"     hospitable - disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations"

Translations

welcoming [ˈwelkəmɪŋ] ADJ

1. [smile] → amable, cordial; [place, atmosphere] → acogedor
to be welcoming to sb → ser acogedor or cordial con algn

2. [ceremony, banquet, speech] → de bienvenida
welcoming party or committee → comité m de bienvenida

welcoming [ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ] adj [person] → accueillant(e); [speech] → de bienvenue; [place, atmosphere] → accueillant(e)

welcoming

adj → zur Begrüßung; smile, gesture, house, room, pub → einladend; welcoming ceremony → Begrüßungszeremonie f; welcoming speech → Begrüßungsrede f; to be welcoming to somebody (person) → jdn freundlich empfangen; a welcoming cup of tea was on the table for her → eine Tasse Tee stand zu ihrer Begrüßung auf dem Tisch; a welcoming fire blazed in the hearth when he arrived → ein warmes Feuer begrüßte ihn bei seiner Ankunft; the crowds raised a welcoming cheer for him → die Menge jubelte ihm zur Begrüßung zu

welcoming [ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ] adj → accogliente

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welcoming [ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ] adj → accogliente