Definition

1. Verb:
   • To welcome: To greet someone's arrival with pleasure, warmth, or ceremony. It implies receiving a person or group, often in a formal or celebratory manner.
   • To receive (an event or concept): To accept or greet something new, such as an idea, a new year, or a change, with a positive and open attitude.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hàng trăm người đứng ở sân bay để nghênh đón nguyên thủ quốc gia. (Hundreds of people stood at the airport to welcome the head of state.)
  • Chúng tôi nghênh đón năm mới với nhiều hy vọng. (We welcome the new year with much hope.)
  • Công ty luôn nghênh đón những ý tưởng sáng tạo từ nhân viên. (The company always welcomes creative ideas from its employees.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a formal, respectful, or grand connotation, suitable for official ceremonies, important guests, or significant occasions.
• It can be used in both literal (welcoming a person) and figurative (welcoming an era, a change) contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Nghinh đón: An alternate, equally correct spelling of the same word.
• Đón tiếp (v): To receive, to greet. This is a more general and commonly used term for welcoming.
  • Bộ phận lễ tân có nhiệm vụ đón tiếp khách. (The reception desk has the duty to greet guests.)
• Hoan nghênh (v): To applaud, to hail, to welcome (often used for ideas or actions).
  • Chúng tôi hoan nghênh quyết định đó. (We applaud that decision.)

Synonyms

• Welcome: To greet hospitably.
• Receive: To accept the arrival of someone.
• Greet: To address with expressions of kind wishes.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Nghênh đón long trọng: To give a ceremonial welcome.
  • Thành phố đã nghênh đón long trọng vị anh hùng trở về. (The city gave the returning hero a ceremonial welcome.)
• Cửa mở nghênh đón: To have an open-door welcome policy; to be very receptive.
  • Cộng đồng chúng tôi luôn cửa mở nghênh đón những người mới. (Our community always has an open-door welcome for newcomers.)

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