Used in a Sentence

welcoming

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for welcoming.

Editorial note

If anything it's likely that once selected (that is starting to play competitively) the environment is less welcoming to girls.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

An act of giving welcome.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of welcoming gathered in one view.

noun

An act of giving welcome.

adjective

hospitable, accessible and cordial.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for welcoming.

Example sentences

1

If anything it's likely that once selected (that is starting to play competitively) the environment is less welcoming to girls.

2

The language is relatively simple, the culture is welcoming, the landmass is beautiful and there are not so many crowded cities / places.

3

The online resources are numerous and of high quality, the community is helpful and welcoming to beginners, the language is human readable and easy to debug.

4

The point I wanted to get across was that finding welcoming people doesn't mean anything when you have something that they want.

5

Linking to the entire spec (not just the relevant section on arithmetic operators) is not friendly, patient or welcoming.

6

You guys need to change the color scheme which oozes out more welcoming and trustworthy feeling.

7

You can make your own language and use it; where is the welcoming community then?

8

It could be the first screen welcoming you on first start of OS, whatever.

9

Being passive aggressive towards newbies is not really a sign of a welcoming community.

10

Very very minor nitpick, magit-status theme (gray, brown, black) is not very welcoming.

11

We are basically amateurs that they are welcoming to their playing field.

12

Most of them are cheerfully ignorant and also mostly welcoming and curious, just like the rest of the planet, and that is just fine.

Quote examples

1

I think "safe platform" doesn't mean "welcoming platform." If Joe's specific ideas get downvoted and called out, okay.

2

Many of the "senior" developers could be suffering from expert beginner syndrome and not be too welcoming to different ways of thinking.

3

A patient and welcoming answer could've been much shorter: "hey, we use ^ instead of ~ for that".

4

From the chair, welcoming Michael: "an amazing young man...we recognize his talent" Michael then does an excellent job outlining the company and, most importantly, the purpose and vision behind the Justin.tv product.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use welcoming in a sentence?

If anything it's likely that once selected (that is starting to play competitively) the environment is less welcoming to girls.

What does welcoming mean?

An act of giving welcome.

What part of speech is welcoming?

welcoming is commonly used as noun, adjective.