B1adjective · irregular · common

welcome

wel·come

welcome · welcomer · welcomest

желанный

willkommen

bienvenido

bienvenu

benvenuto

mile widziany

hoş geldin, hoş geldiniz

bem-vindo

Whose arrival is a cause of joyWhose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

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/ˈwɛl.kəm/

» Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

Der Eintritt ist frei, aber Spenden sind gern gesehen. — raggione

Вхід вільний, але пожертвування вітаються. — deniko

Вхід безкоштовний, але пожертвування вітаються. — deniko

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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

whose arrival is a cause of joy:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

whose arrival is a cause of joy:

Examples

884 sentences

Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
Вхід вільний, але пожертвування вітаються. — deniko
deDer Eintritt ist frei, aber Spenden sind gern gesehen. — raggione
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Visitors are welcome.
Відвідувачі вітаються. — deniko
ruПосетители приветствуются. — odexed
deBesucher sind willkommen. — Sudajaengi
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Tom is welcome.
Тому раді. — deniko
deTom ist willkommen. — Felixjp
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Meaning

3 senses

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!
willkommen
жела́нныйželánnyj
Producing gladness.
a welcome turn of events; welcome news
Followed by to: free to have or enjoy gratuitously.
You are welcome to the use of my library.

More definitions

giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted

Origin

From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wishe

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.

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