# welcoming

Pronunciation: say "WEL-kuhm-ing" /ˈwɛl.kəm.ɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Hospitable and easy to approach, treating guests and newcomers with warmth and friendliness.
   - Simple: Friendly and kind to visitors or newcomers, making them feel at home.
   - _The hotel staff were friendly and welcoming, greeting each guest by name._
   - _A welcoming atmosphere made the small café popular with travelers._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of welcome. — present participle and gerund of welcome
   - Simple: Present participle of welcome. Use this form when the action is happening now.
   - _The town is welcoming families displaced by the flood._
   - _Welcoming visitors warmly is part of her daily routine._

## Noun

3. The act of greeting or receiving someone with warmth and friendliness as they arrive.
   - Simple: A friendly greeting that makes someone feel wanted when they arrive.
   - _The formal welcoming of the delegates opened the conference._
   - _Her gracious welcoming of every visitor set the tone for the evening._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — Formed from "welcome" combined with the suffix "-ing".
**Meaning 2** — From Middle English "welcomyng", equivalent to "welcome" plus the suffix "-ing".
**Meaning 3** — From Middle English "welcominge" and "welcomyng", equivalent to "welcome" plus the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/welcoming (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).