welcome verb [T] (ENCOURAGE)
The new appointment has been widely welcomed.
- We welcome the government's affirmation of its intention to act.
- The peace initiative was welcomed by both sides.
- They said they welcomed the trial as a chance to vindicate themselves.
- This move towards improving childcare facilities has been widely welcomed.
- He welcomes the opportunity to put forward his side of the story.
welcome verb [T] (MEET)
welcome
adjective
uk
/ˈwel.kəm/ us
/ˈwel.kəm/welcome adjective (MEETING)
- She would never feel welcome in this city with its cold, unsmiling inhabitants.
- His phone call was a welcome intrusion into an otherwise tedious morning.
- The publicity generated by the court case has given a welcome boost to our sales.
- After a hard day at the office, a hot bath is a welcome restorative.
- The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.
- acquire
- an acquired taste idiom
- anti-popular
- be the new rock and roll idiom
- be welcome to idiom
- cult
- golden boy
- golden girl
- golden oldie
- high-traffic
- in someone's bad books idiom
- limb
- popularize
- popularly
- repopularize
- resurge
- rock and roll
- sought after
- well liked
- well thought of
welcome adjective (PLEASED)
B2
If something is welcome, you are pleased to have or do it:
Expresiones
welcome
noun
uk
/ˈwel.kəm/ us
/ˈwel.kəm/welcome noun (MEETING)
B1 [ C or U ]
welcome noun (REACTION)
give something a welcome Their supporters gave the decision a guarded/cautious welcome.
welcome
exclamation
uk
/ˈwel.kəm/ us
/ˈwel.kəm/
