/a.kœ.jiʁ/
Translation
to welcome, to receive
Word origin
From Old French acoillir ('to gather, to receive'), from Vulgar Latin accolligere, a compound of ad ('to') and colligere ('to gather'), from com- ('together') and legere ('to pick, to choose').
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- accolligere
- English cognates
- collect, legend
Grammar
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
week-end.
We are going to welcome our friends this weekend.
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His family welcomed us like kings.
' .
I am very happy to welcome you to my home.
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She knows how to welcome people with a big smile.
L' nouveaux .
The school is going to welcome twenty new pupils this year.
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