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welcome · exclamation /ˈwel.kəm/Full view
welcome
A2 said as a greeting to someone arriving at a place
Dictionary examples:

Welcome - please come in.

Welcome home/back - we've missed you!

Welcome to Cambridge.

Learner example:

Wendy, welcome to my town. (Key English Test; A2; Chinese)

welcome · verb T /ˈwel.kəm/
Nouns: welcome
Adjectives: welcome, unwelcome
Verbs: welcome
welcome (MEET)
B1 to greet someone who has arrived in a place
Dictionary examples:

Both families were there to welcome us.

The visitors to the college were warmly welcomed by the principal.

Learner example:

Everyone welcomed us to their village. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Chinese)

welcome (ENCOURAGE)
B2 to be pleased about something and encourage or support it
Dictionary examples:

The decision has been widely welcomed.

I would welcome your advice.

Learner example:

The time will arrive [when] all of us will accept and welcome this "beautiful machine"! [the computer] (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)

welcome · adjective /ˈwel.kəm/
Nouns: welcome
Adjectives: welcome, unwelcome
Verbs: welcome
you're welcome ()
A2 said as a polite answer when someone thanks you for doing something
Dictionary example:

"It was very kind of you to help." "You're welcome."

welcome (PLEASED)
B1 If you are welcome, people are pleased that you are there.
Dictionary examples:

You will always be welcome here.

She makes us (feel) welcome whenever we visit her.

Learner example:

You know that you are very welcome in my country. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Arabic)

be welcome to do sth ()
B1 used to tell someone that they can certainly do something, if they want to
Dictionary example:

Anyone who is interested is welcome to come along.

Learner example:

You're very welcome to join too if you want. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish)

welcome (PLEASING)
B2 If something is welcome, people are pleased about it and want it to happen.
Dictionary examples:

a welcome change

Your comments are always welcome.

Learner example:

And, since all these new things only make our life easier, technology is welcome. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)

welcome · noun C or U /ˈwel.kəm/
Nouns: welcome
Adjectives: welcome, unwelcome
Verbs: welcome
welcome
B1 when someone is met and spoken to in a friendly way when they arrive in a place
Dictionary examples:

They were given a warm welcome.

She referred to his previous visit in her welcome speech.

Learner example:

Dear Bertha, Once again I want to thank you very much for your hospitality and the warm welcome you gave me. (First Certificate in English; B2; German)

outstay/overstay your welcome
C2 to stay somewhere too long so that people want you to leave
Dictionary example:

I don't want to outstay my welcome.

Learner example:

The worst thing one can do is to let them know they have outstayed their welcome, that will only make things wors[e]. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Portuguese)

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