be welcome

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To be welcome is to be gladly received or freely permitted.

A guest is welcome in your home; a suggestion is welcome if you're open to hearing it.

You're welcome to stay as long as you like.

Any help would be welcome at this point.

The phrase also appears in the response to thanks: You're welcome—short for "you're welcome to it."

Related

invitation · reception · hello · warmth · guest · embrace · community · hospitality · come on in · smile · reassurance · handshake · inclusion · openness · salutation · accommodation · enter · kindness

Opposites
desirability of presence

be welcomeoverstay one's welcome

Remain past desired time

Family

welcome, welcoming, welcomed, unwelcome, welcomes, welcomer, welcomingly

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G