ADV
- heartily, warmly
- If you visit our town you will be warmly welcomed
- formally, officially
- back
- The whole family turned out to welcome him back
VERB + WELCOME
- be delighted to, be pleased to
- prepare to, wait to
- The school is preparing to welcome the new intake of students
PREP
- into
- He welcomed us into the club
- to
- We are delighted to welcome you to our firm
PHRASES
- look forward to welcoming sb, welcome sb with open arms
- They welcomed the new volunteers with open arms (= with enthusiasm)
ADV
- enthusiastically, particularly, greatly, warmly
- Many companies have warmly welcomed these changes in legislation
- positively
- We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community
- broadly
- cautiously
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative
- initially
PHRASES
- be generally/universally/widely welcomed
- The proposals have been widely welcomed