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welcome en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɛl.kəm/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- wĕlʹkəm (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *wiljaną
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt
Proto-Germanic *kwemaną
Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô
Old English wilcuma
Middle English welcome
English welcome
From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wished-for guest”; compare also wilcume (“welcome!”, interjection)), from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a wished-for arrival or guest”), possibly from *wiljakwemaną (“to be welcome”), equivalent to will (“desire”) + come (“comer, arrival”). The component wil- was replaced by wel- when the sense “guest” of the second component was no longer understood, likely under influence from the adverb well.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots walcome, Yola welcome, welkome, North Frisian welkimen, Saterland Frisian wilkemen, wäilkeemen, wülkemen, West Frisian wolkom, Alemannic German wol chomne, wolgcheemen, woul chemne, wéllkòmm, Cimbrian bóolkhèmm, Dutch welkom (earlier willecome), German willkommen, German Low German willkamen, Limburgish welkom, wéllekemm, Luxembourgish wëllkomm, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål velkommen, Elfdalian welkumin, Faroese vælkomin, Icelandic velkominn, Norwegian Nynorsk velkomen, Swedish välkommen, and Old French wilecome (whence Middle French willecomme (“welcome”)), from Germanic.
The verb is from Middle English welcomen, wolcumen, wilcumen, from Old English wellcumian, wylcumian, wilcumian (“to welcome, receive gladly”).
Similar constructions are found in Modern Greek καλώς ορίσατε (kalós orísate), South Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian добре́ дошъ́л (dobré došắl), Serbo-Croatian dobrodošao,
and also in Romance languages, such as Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, French bienvenu, Catalan benvingut, Portuguese bem-vindo and Romanian bun venit, meaning “[may you have fared] well [in] coming [here]”. These Romance terms do not derive from a Classical Latin root, as no similar construction in Latin is found to exist, but are instead presumed (considering the ruling elite of the Germanic kingdoms which succeeded the Western Roman Empire) to be the result of a calque from a Germanic language into Proto-Romance (Vulgar Latin; see Latin *bene venūtus, and compare perdōnō and compāniō for similar historical calques).
Meanings
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Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.
a welcome visitor
Refugees are welcome in our city!
When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest.
1782, William Cowper, The Progress of Error:
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Producing gladness.
“A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. […]”
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:a welcome turn of events; welcome news
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Followed by to: free to have or enjoy gratuitously.
As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:You are welcome to the use of my library.
Forms
Translations (92)
co benvenuta (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · id selamat datang (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · vo vekömik (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · sh željna (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · da kærkommen (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · nl graag gezien (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · fr bienvenu (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · gl benvindo (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · az xoş gəldin (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · es grato (producing gladness) · mt merħba (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · de willkommen (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · la acceptus (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · eo bonvena (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · kwk ǥilakas'la (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · sl dobrodošel (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · tr hoş geldiniz (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · cy i f 'w chroesawu (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · nl welkom (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · hy հաճելի (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · kne umali (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · es bienvenido (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · sh poželjan (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · ia benvenite (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · es agradable (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · it libero (free to have or enjoy gratuitously) · sco walcum (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · sv välkommen (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · nn velkommen (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · ca benvingut (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · wa bénvnowe (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · kk қош келдіңіз (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · sh poželjna (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · bn এস্তেকবাল (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · nl welkome (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · sl dobrodošla (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · ms selamat datang (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · ast bienveníu (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · nn kjærkommen (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · hy սպասված (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · cy i pl 'w croesawu (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · sh željni (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · nn velkomen (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · gl benvido (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · bg желан (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · hu nyugodtan (free to have or enjoy gratuitously) · sh poželjno (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · nb velkommen (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · la volens (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · nb kjærkommen (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · nrf beinv'nu (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · vo benokömö (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · pl mile widziany (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · ti እንቋዕ ብደሓን መጻእክን (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · cy i'w groesawu (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · sh poželjni (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · ro binevenit (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · is velkominn (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · nrf byinvenûn (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · hy ցանկալի (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · eu ongi etorri (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · tr hoş geldin (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · mk добре́дојден (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · it benvenuto (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · az xoş gəldiniz (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · vi được hoan nghênh (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · grc ἀσπαστός (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · sh željno (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · da velkommen (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · bg добре дошъл (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · fi tervetullut (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · pt bem-vindo (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · ru жела́нный (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · ti እንቋዕ ብደሓን መጻእኩም (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · ti እንቋዕ ብደሐን መጻእኪ (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · co benvenutu (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · sh željan (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · el ευπρόσδεκτος (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · da velkommen (free to have or enjoy gratuitously) · ja 歓迎すべき (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · nn kjærkomen (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · ti እንቋዕ ብደሐን መጻእካ (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · he ברוך הבא (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · hu kellemes (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · dsb witany (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · tl mabuhay (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · hu szívesen látott (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · cs vítaný (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · fy wolkom (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · la amicus (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · th ยินดีต้อนรับ (whose arrival is a cause of joy) · oc benvengut (whose arrival is a cause of joy)
wikipedia: Western Roman Empire
welcome en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɛl.kəm/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- wĕlʹkəm (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- (UK) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *wiljaną
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt
Proto-Germanic *kwemaną
Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô
Old English wilcuma
Middle English welcome
English welcome
From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wished-for guest”; compare also wilcume (“welcome!”, interjection)), from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a wished-for arrival or guest”), possibly from *wiljakwemaną (“to be welcome”), equivalent to will (“desire”) + come (“comer, arrival”). The component wil- was replaced by wel- when the sense “guest” of the second component was no longer understood, likely under influence from the adverb well.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots walcome, Yola welcome, welkome, North Frisian welkimen, Saterland Frisian wilkemen, wäilkeemen, wülkemen, West Frisian wolkom, Alemannic German wol chomne, wolgcheemen, woul chemne, wéllkòmm, Cimbrian bóolkhèmm, Dutch welkom (earlier willecome), German willkommen, German Low German willkamen, Limburgish welkom, wéllekemm, Luxembourgish wëllkomm, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål velkommen, Elfdalian welkumin, Faroese vælkomin, Icelandic velkominn, Norwegian Nynorsk velkomen, Swedish välkommen, and Old French wilecome (whence Middle French willecomme (“welcome”)), from Germanic.
The verb is from Middle English welcomen, wolcumen, wilcumen, from Old English wellcumian, wylcumian, wilcumian (“to welcome, receive gladly”).
Similar constructions are found in Modern Greek καλώς ορίσατε (kalós orísate), South Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian добре́ дошъ́л (dobré došắl), Serbo-Croatian dobrodošao,
and also in Romance languages, such as Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, French bienvenu, Catalan benvingut, Portuguese bem-vindo and Romanian bun venit, meaning “[may you have fared] well [in] coming [here]”. These Romance terms do not derive from a Classical Latin root, as no similar construction in Latin is found to exist, but are instead presumed (considering the ruling elite of the Germanic kingdoms which succeeded the Western Roman Empire) to be the result of a calque from a Germanic language into Proto-Romance (Vulgar Latin; see Latin *bene venūtus, and compare perdōnō and compāniō for similar historical calques).
Meanings
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Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
Welcome to the life of Electra Heart!
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(Southern-US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, especially, nonstandard) Ellipsis of you're welcome..
Forms
Translations (339)
ada mo-hee-e (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ee miawoe zɔ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · de willkomme! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · be віта́ем! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nl welkom! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · fa خوش آمَدی (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · he !בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · az xoş gəldiniz (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nn velkommen (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ty maeva (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hu üdvözlöm (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · wa bénvnowe (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ce маьрша воагӏийл (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hu köszöntöm önöket (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ko 환영합니다 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · kl tikilluarit (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hu Isten hozott (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sah нөрүөн нөргүй (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ne स्वागतम् (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sjd пӯррь пуэдӓнт (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ur خَیر مَقْدَم (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · zu uwamkelekile (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sl dobrodošla! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · km ស្វាគមន៍ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · dsb buź witana (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · bdr pesorong kam (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · xh wamkelekile (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pl witajcie! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · fa خوش اومَدین (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mi tahuti mai. (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · bn স্বাগতম (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sl dobrodošli! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mic weltasualuleg (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · kri wɛlkɔm (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mk добре́дојде! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nrf séyiz l'beinv'nu! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · chr ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · tzj utz epejtiik (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · th ยินดีต้อนรับ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · vi hoan nghênh (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · wuu 歡迎 /欢迎 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ty manava (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mt merħba (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · zh 歡迎光臨 /欢迎光临 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · wa wilicom (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ur خُوش آمَدِید (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ar مَرْحَبًا (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · cs vítáme tě (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · uz marhamat (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ky келиңиздер (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · scn binvinutu (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · gd fàilte (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · el καλώς ήρθες (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mr स्वागत आहे (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nb velkommen (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · roa-tar bovègne (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pl witaj! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · zh 歡迎光臨 /欢迎光临 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pt bem-vinda! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ceb pag-abot (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ar مرحبا (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · li wilkóm (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sq mirësevjen (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · es ¡bienvenido! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · grc χαῖρε (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · cy croeso cynnes iawn (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sk vitajte (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ga fáilte (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · rsk витайце (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sh добродошли (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ta வணக்கம் (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · el καλώς όρισες (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hu üdvözöllek (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · goh willechomen! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · vo vekömö (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · co benvenutu (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · vi chào (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · cs vítej (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ga céad míle fáilte (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · lld bënunì! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hu Isten hozta (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · rm bainvegni (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ig nnọọ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ceb maayong pag-abot (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pt bem-vindos! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ml സ്വാഗതം (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · el καλώς ορίσατε (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · iba selamat datai (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · oj aaniin (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · cr ᑕᐚᐤ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · so soo dhowow (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · grt rimchaksoa (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ro bine ai venit (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ky кош келипсиз (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ta வரவேற்கிறேன் (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ti እንኳዕ ብደሓን መጻኻ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · lld bënunida! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · iu ᐊᕆᐅᙵᐃᐹ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mn ᠲᠠᠪᠠᠲᠠᠢ ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠯᠠᠭᠲᠤᠨ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · lt sveiki atvykę (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ne स्वागत छ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · de willkommen (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ca benvinguda (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nap bemmenute (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · da velkommen (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · fy wolkom! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · kmr bi xêr bên (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · yo káàbọ̀ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · gd fàilte is furan (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · gug tapeg̃uahẽ porãite (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sc benénnidu! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pa سُت بِسْم اِلْلٰہ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nv yáʼátʼééh (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · rsk витай (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sc bene bennios (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ia benvenite! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ko 잘 오셨습니다 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · skr سُت بِسْم اِلْلٰہ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pt bem-vindo! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · jje ᄒᆞᆫ저옵서예 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · se bures boahtin (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mk добредо́јдовте! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hu üdvözöljük (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · kk қош келдіңіз (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ru добро́ пожа́ловать (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · bg добре́ дошла́ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · haw aloha (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hy բարի գալուստ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · oj biindigen (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · es bienvenidos (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ps په خیر راغلې (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pih welkam (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sjd пуэдҍ тӣррвэнҍ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ga tá fáilte romhaibh (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · rom miśto avilǎn (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nn velkomen (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · id selamat datang (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sh dobrodošli (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · kri kabɔ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ru приве́тствуем! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · it benvenuti! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · la benevente! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ta வருக (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ga is é do bheatha (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · gu પધારો (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ka კეთილი იყოს შენი მობრძანება (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · cs vítejte (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pap bon bini (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ig nno̱ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · gv failt royd (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nah ximopanōltih (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · rup ghini vinit (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sjd пӯресь пуэдтҍмушш (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sms tiõrv pueʹttmest (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · et tere tulemast! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ca benvingudes (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · yue 歡迎光臨 /欢迎光临 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · az xoş gəlmişsiniz! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mn тавтай морилогтун (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ko 어서 오세요 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ar أهلا (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mhn guat kemmen (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ga Dé do bheatha (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ug خۇش كەپسىز (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hak 歡迎 /欢迎 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · gug tereg̃uahẽ porãite (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ast bienveníu (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · tt рәхим итегез (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · he !ברוכה הבאה (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ce маьрша йогӏийл (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nay nguldi arndu (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · kw a'gas dynergh (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · cu ⰴⱁⰱⱃⱑ ⱂⱃⰻⱅⰻ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ka კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობრძანება (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · it benvenuta! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · is velkominn (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ja いらっしゃい (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nv wóshdę́ę́ʼ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nrf séyiz la beinv'nue! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mi tautimai (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hi स्वागत है (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ab бзиала шәаабеит (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · dsb etc. (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pt bem-vindas! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pl witamy (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · lb wëllkëmm! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · lad bienvinido! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · bg добре́ дошъ́л (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ky келиңиз (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · fa خوش آمَدید (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · he !ברוכים הבאים (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ilo naragsak nga isasangbay (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · bg добре́ дошли́ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ur خَیر مُقَدَّم (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · bn খোশ আমদেদ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · is velkomnir (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mi nau mai (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ar أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · dsb witam śi (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nah ximopanōlti (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hi अभ्यर्थना (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · xh namkelekile (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · rom miśto avile (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · af welkom! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · it benvenuto! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · fo vælkomin (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · is velkomnar (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · io bonveno (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · zh хуанйин (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · tk hoş geldiňiz (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · fi tervetuloa! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sms pueʹtted tiõrvân (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ca benvingut (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · lld bënunides! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · jv sugeng rawuh (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · la salvete (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · udm гажаса ӧтиськом (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hi पधारो (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nah panoa (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · oj boozhoo (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pa ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · cr ᑕᑕᐘᐤ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · tl maligayang pagdating (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · oc benvengut (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · lo ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · zh 歡迎 /欢迎 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ja ようこそ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · la beneventi! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ee wòe zɔ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · gmh willekomen! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · bal وہش آتکے (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · zu sawubona! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · tr hoş geldin (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · smn pyereest puáttim (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · lld bënunii! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ar أَهْلًا بِكُمْ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ce маьрша догӏийла (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ro bun venit (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sms puäʹđ tiõrvân (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · cs vítáme vás (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · cy croeso! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · zu isibingelelo! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · co bonavinuta (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ro bine ați venit! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · yi ברוכים־הבאים (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ba рәхим итегеҙ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · lv laipni lūdzam! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ga is é bhur mbeatha (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hu üdvözlet (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sd ڀلي ڪري آيا! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · az xoş gəldin (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sw karibu! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hi स्वागत (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ar أَهْلًا بِكَ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · cu добрѣ прити (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · my ကြိုဆိုပါ၏ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sv välkomna (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ro bine ai venit! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · br degemer mat (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · rup ghini vinishi (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · is velkomin (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · es ¡bienvenida! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pam malaus ko pu (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · su wilujeng sumping (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · tg хуш омадӣ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · tl mabuhay (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mi haere mai (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · tr hoş geldiniz (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ba рәхим ит (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · co benvenuta (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pdc Wilkum (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · gl benvido (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ja いらっしゃいませ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · scn bimminutu (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · vi xin chào (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ms selamat datang (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · fur benvignût (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ko 어서 오십시오 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hi स्वागतम (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · yi ברוך־הבא (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · dsb buźćo witane (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · pa جی آیِاں نُوں (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · jje ᄒᆞᆫ저옵서양 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · bal بیاد شاتکے (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · am እንኳን ደህና መጣህ m እንኳን ደህና መጣሽ f እንኳን ደህና መጡ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · unm nulelìntàm èli paàn (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sl dobrodošel! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ga Dé bhur mbeatha (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ceb pag-abiabi (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ca benvinguts (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · smj buerie båeteme (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sq mirë se vini (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · vec benvegnuo (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · lad buyrun! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · suk tuliho! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · he !ברוכות הבאות (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sma buorre boahtem (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · la salve (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nog кош келдинъиз (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · si ආයුබෝවන් (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · tg хуш омадед (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · yue 歡迎 /欢迎 (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · dsb witamy was (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sv välkommen (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sq mirë se vjen (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · srn wan bun kon na ini (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · eu ongi etorri (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sq mirësevini (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · it benvenute! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · uk ласка́во про́симо (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · el καλώς ήρθατε (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · it salve (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · fr bienvenue (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sga mochen (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ar أَهْلًا بِكِ (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · kw a'th tynergh (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · mzn خش بیمونی (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sjd пӯррь пуэдтҍмушш (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ga tá fáilte romhat (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · hu üdvözlünk (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · dsb buź witany (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · eo bonvenon! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · gv failt (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sco walcum (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · te స్వాగతం (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · gd ceud mìle fàilte (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ga fáilte romhat isteach (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · kk қош келдің (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ckb بەخێربێن (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · nrf séyiz les beinv'nus! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · uz xush kelibsiz (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · ckb بەخێربێی (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · kmr bi xêr bê (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · gl benvindo (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · lad ke vengash en bonora! (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · fa خوش اومَدی (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · br donemat (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · oj biindigeg (greeting given upon someone's arrival) · sa स्वागतम् (greeting given upon someone's arrival)
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welcome en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɛl.kəm/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- wĕlʹkəm (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- (UK) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *wiljaną
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt
Proto-Germanic *kwemaną
Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô
Old English wilcuma
Middle English welcome
English welcome
From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wished-for guest”; compare also wilcume (“welcome!”, interjection)), from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a wished-for arrival or guest”), possibly from *wiljakwemaną (“to be welcome”), equivalent to will (“desire”) + come (“comer, arrival”). The component wil- was replaced by wel- when the sense “guest” of the second component was no longer understood, likely under influence from the adverb well.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots walcome, Yola welcome, welkome, North Frisian welkimen, Saterland Frisian wilkemen, wäilkeemen, wülkemen, West Frisian wolkom, Alemannic German wol chomne, wolgcheemen, woul chemne, wéllkòmm, Cimbrian bóolkhèmm, Dutch welkom (earlier willecome), German willkommen, German Low German willkamen, Limburgish welkom, wéllekemm, Luxembourgish wëllkomm, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål velkommen, Elfdalian welkumin, Faroese vælkomin, Icelandic velkominn, Norwegian Nynorsk velkomen, Swedish välkommen, and Old French wilecome (whence Middle French willecomme (“welcome”)), from Germanic.
The verb is from Middle English welcomen, wolcumen, wilcumen, from Old English wellcumian, wylcumian, wilcumian (“to welcome, receive gladly”).
Similar constructions are found in Modern Greek καλώς ορίσατε (kalós orísate), South Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian добре́ дошъ́л (dobré došắl), Serbo-Croatian dobrodošao,
and also in Romance languages, such as Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, French bienvenu, Catalan benvingut, Portuguese bem-vindo and Romanian bun venit, meaning “[may you have fared] well [in] coming [here]”. These Romance terms do not derive from a Classical Latin root, as no similar construction in Latin is found to exist, but are instead presumed (considering the ruling elite of the Germanic kingdoms which succeeded the Western Roman Empire) to be the result of a calque from a Germanic language into Proto-Romance (Vulgar Latin; see Latin *bene venūtus, and compare perdōnō and compāniō for similar historical calques).
Meanings
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The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.
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The utterance of such a greeting.
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Kind reception of a guest or newcomer.
the warmest welcome at an inn
1735, William Shenstone, Written at an inn at Henley:Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too.
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:We entered the house and found a ready welcome.
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The state of being a welcome guest; a feeling of one's presence and comfort being desired.
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.
1992, Dana Stabenow, A Cold Day for Murder, →ISBN, page 42:
Forms
Deriveds
understay one's welcome · welcome pole · welcome to my life · wear out one's welcome · outstay one's welcome · welcome to the club
Translations (74)
mi maioha (act of greeting someone's arrival) · es acogida (act of greeting someone's arrival) · kmr pêşwazîkirin (act of greeting someone's arrival) · oc benvenguda (act of greeting someone's arrival) · ru приве́тствие (utterance of such a greeting) · pl powitanie (act of greeting someone's arrival) · da velkommen (utterance of such a greeting) · hi स्वागत है (act of greeting someone's arrival) · fr bienvenue (utterance of such a greeting) · uk віта́ння (utterance of such a greeting) · el καλωσόρισμα (act of greeting someone's arrival) · nb velkomst (act of greeting someone's arrival) · bg прие́м (act of greeting someone's arrival) · gd fàilte (act of greeting someone's arrival) · ja 歓迎 (act of greeting someone's arrival) · it benvenuto (utterance of such a greeting) · he ברוכה הבאה (utterance of such a greeting) · mk добредојде (utterance of such a greeting) · sl dobrodošlica (utterance of such a greeting) · nl begroeting (act of greeting someone's arrival) · km ការស្វាគមន៍ (act of greeting someone's arrival) · es bienvenida (utterance of such a greeting) · fr bienvenue (act of greeting someone's arrival) · sco walcum (utterance of such a greeting) · es bienvenida (act of greeting someone's arrival) · ca benvinguda (act of greeting someone's arrival) · hu üdvözlés (act of greeting someone's arrival) · el υποδοχή (act of greeting someone's arrival) · fi tervetulotoivotus (utterance of such a greeting) · de Empfang (act of greeting someone's arrival) · is móttökur (act of greeting someone's arrival) · zh 迎接 (utterance of such a greeting) · ca benvinguda (utterance of such a greeting) · ta வரவேற்பு (act of greeting someone's arrival) · ko 인사 (utterance of such a greeting) · sco walcum (act of greeting someone's arrival) · he ברוכות הבאות (utterance of such a greeting) · hi स्वागतम (act of greeting someone's arrival) · gl benvida (act of greeting someone's arrival) · tr selamlama (utterance of such a greeting) · nl welkom (utterance of such a greeting) · ko 환영 (act of greeting someone's arrival) · de Begrüßung (act of greeting someone's arrival) · ja 挨拶 (utterance of such a greeting) · he ברוך הבא (utterance of such a greeting) · pdt Welkom (act of greeting someone's arrival) · mk добре́дојде (act of greeting someone's arrival) · sv välkomst (act of greeting someone's arrival) · nn velkomst (act of greeting someone's arrival) · fi tervehtiminen (act of greeting someone's arrival) · zh 歡迎 /欢迎 (act of greeting someone's arrival) · nl ontvangst (act of greeting someone's arrival) · nl verwelkoming (act of greeting someone's arrival) · he ברוכים הבאים (utterance of such a greeting) · hu fogadtatás (act of greeting someone's arrival) · el καλωσόρισμα (utterance of such a greeting) · mk при́ем (act of greeting someone's arrival) · sl dobrodošlica (act of greeting someone's arrival) · fi tervetulotoivotus (act of greeting someone's arrival) · pt boas-vindas (utterance of such a greeting) · de Herzlich willkommen Begrüßung (utterance of such a greeting) · gd fàilte (utterance of such a greeting) · ru приём (act of greeting someone's arrival) · ja 歓迎 (utterance of such a greeting) · ar تَرْحِيب (act of greeting someone's arrival) · hu üdvözlés (utterance of such a greeting) · pl powitanie (utterance of such a greeting) · fi vastaanotto (act of greeting someone's arrival) · pt recepção (act of greeting someone's arrival) · it accoglienza (act of greeting someone's arrival) · gl benvida (utterance of such a greeting) · da velkomst (act of greeting someone's arrival) · tr karşılama (act of greeting someone's arrival) · pdt Welkom (utterance of such a greeting)
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welcome en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɛl.kəm/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- wĕlʹkəm (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- (UK) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *wiljaną
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt
Proto-Germanic *kwemaną
Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô
Old English wilcuma
Middle English welcome
English welcome
From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wished-for guest”; compare also wilcume (“welcome!”, interjection)), from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a wished-for arrival or guest”), possibly from *wiljakwemaną (“to be welcome”), equivalent to will (“desire”) + come (“comer, arrival”). The component wil- was replaced by wel- when the sense “guest” of the second component was no longer understood, likely under influence from the adverb well.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots walcome, Yola welcome, welkome, North Frisian welkimen, Saterland Frisian wilkemen, wäilkeemen, wülkemen, West Frisian wolkom, Alemannic German wol chomne, wolgcheemen, woul chemne, wéllkòmm, Cimbrian bóolkhèmm, Dutch welkom (earlier willecome), German willkommen, German Low German willkamen, Limburgish welkom, wéllekemm, Luxembourgish wëllkomm, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål velkommen, Elfdalian welkumin, Faroese vælkomin, Icelandic velkominn, Norwegian Nynorsk velkomen, Swedish välkommen, and Old French wilecome (whence Middle French willecomme (“welcome”)), from Germanic.
The verb is from Middle English welcomen, wolcumen, wilcumen, from Old English wellcumian, wylcumian, wilcumian (“to welcome, receive gladly”).
Similar constructions are found in Modern Greek καλώς ορίσατε (kalós orísate), South Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian добре́ дошъ́л (dobré došắl), Serbo-Croatian dobrodošao,
and also in Romance languages, such as Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, French bienvenu, Catalan benvingut, Portuguese bem-vindo and Romanian bun venit, meaning “[may you have fared] well [in] coming [here]”. These Romance terms do not derive from a Classical Latin root, as no similar construction in Latin is found to exist, but are instead presumed (considering the ruling elite of the Germanic kingdoms which succeeded the Western Roman Empire) to be the result of a calque from a Germanic language into Proto-Romance (Vulgar Latin; see Latin *bene venūtus, and compare perdōnō and compāniō for similar historical calques).
Meanings
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To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".
But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,[…]. By the time we reached the house we were thanking our stars she had come. Mrs. Cooke came out from under the port-cochere to welcome her.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family.
2025 April 2, Ben Morse, “‘Whoop, there she is!’: Jason and Kylie Kelce announce birth of fourth daughter”, in CNN:
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To accept something willingly or gladly.
We welcome suggestions for improvement.
CPS MerseyCheshire welcomes the jailing of Helen Dove who conned her friend into giving up her job for a dream post that never existed. Kimberley McDonnell lost around £50,000 because of the fraudster.
2020 January 29, “Woman jailed for conning her friend into giving up her job for a dream post that never existed”, in CPS Mersey-Cheshire, London: Crown Prosecution Service, retrieved 02 Apr 2020:Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang welcomed cooperation with South Korea.
2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
Forms
Deriveds
unwelcoming (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · welcomingly (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · unwelcomed (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · welcome to my world (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · overstay one's welcome (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · welcome back (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · Welcome Wagon (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · unwelcomingness (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · welcome home (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · welcome swallow (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · you're welcome (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · unwelcome (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · welcoming (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · welcomingness (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · glass of welcome (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · welcome mat (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · wear out one's welcome (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · unwelcomingly (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · welcomer (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · bewelcome (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome) · welcome page (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome)
Translations (101)
mi tāhiri (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · fi toivottaa tervetulleeksi (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · sw kukaribisha (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · mi mānawa (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · de begrüßen (to accept willingly) · la adventu festum ago (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · fr accueillir (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · pdc wilkum (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · vi chào mừng (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · de bewillkommnen (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · zh 歡迎 /欢迎 (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · ar اِسْتَقْبِل (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · tl mabuhay (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · izh vassata (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · nmn tàhʻa (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · nl verwelkomen (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · vi chào đón (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · es bienvenir (to accept willingly) · mk поздрави (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · tr karşılamak (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · is þiggja með þökkum (to accept willingly) · swb uv̄ahua (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · pt aceitar (to accept willingly) · sco walcum (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · vi hoan nghênh (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · ia dar le benvenita a (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · de willkommen heißen (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · pt receber (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · id menyambut (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · cy croesawu (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · mi rāhiri (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · it accettare (to accept willingly) · la alicuius adventu festum ago (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · sk vítať (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · de begrüßen (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · km ទទួល (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · fr souhaiter la bienvenue (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · pt dar as boas-vindas a (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · ca donar la benvinguda (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · mi pōwhiri (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · da byde velkommen (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · cs vítat (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · el υποδέχομαι (to accept willingly) · ca acollir (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · sv välkomna (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · ase FlatB@FromTrunk-PalmUp FlatB@Trunk-PalmUp (to accept willingly) · io bonvenigar (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · ru приве́тствовать (to accept willingly) · nl graag ontvangen (to accept willingly) · sl izreči dobrodošlico (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · is bjóða velkominn (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · hu fogad (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · fy ferwolkomje (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · ar رَحَّبَ (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · ru приве́тствовать (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · tr memnuniyetle karşılamak (to accept willingly) · sq përshëndet (to accept willingly) · el υποδέχομαι (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · sv välkomna (to accept willingly) · zh 歡迎 /欢迎 (to accept willingly) · ja うれしく思う (to accept willingly) · hu üdvözöl (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · mk прече́кува (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · et tervitama (to accept willingly) · nl verwelkomen (to accept willingly) · zh 迎接 (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · cs vítat (to accept willingly) · vi (đến) chào (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · af verwelkom (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · eo bonvenigi (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · uk віта́ти (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · th ต้อนรับ (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · mi tāuti (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · et tervitama (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · mk при́ма (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · hy ողջունել (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · ja 歓迎する (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · de gutheißen (to accept willingly) · it gradire (to accept willingly) · it accogliere (to accept willingly) · mk поже́лува добре́дојде (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · es dar la bienvenida (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · ko 환영하다 (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · la alicuius adventu festum agere (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · hy ողջունել (to accept willingly) · el καλωσορίζω (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · mk поздравува (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · be віта́ць (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · pt acolher (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · gd cuir fàilte air (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · it dare il benvenuto (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · it accogliere (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · hi अभिनंदन (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · mi tāwhiri (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · fi toivottaa tervetulleeksi (to accept willingly) · vo vekömön (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · pl witać (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · mi maioha (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · nl welkom heten (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · bg приве́тствам (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) · ro întâmpina (affirm or greet the arrival of someone)
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