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Definition: You're Welcome |
You're WelcomeAdjective1. Conventional response to thanks meaning `freely granted'. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You're welcome. (Beauty and the Beast; writing credit: Roger Allers; Kelly Asbury) One more thing: you're welcome. (Navy SEALS; writing credit: Chuck Pfarrer; Gary Goldman) You're welcome. (Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer; writing credit: Denis Leary) If you ever need a kidney, you're welcome to one of mine! (Fired Up; writing credit: Lu Abbott; Bill Barol) You're welcome! Join us at the picnic! (The Music Man; writing credit: Meredith Willson; Franklin Lacey) | |
Lyrics | Oh, you're welcome, well, I don't think I caught your name. (The Chair; performing artist: George Strait) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | You're welcome, Miss. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
Expression using "you're welcome": you're welcome to it!. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "you're welcome"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 不"謝 , 不客氣 (blunt, don't mention it, impolite, rude). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | det gør ikke noget (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | het doet er niet toe (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, that's okay), graag gedaan (don't mention it), geen dank (don't mention it), datisnieterg (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, that's okay), datgeeftniet (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, that's okay), dat is niet erg (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right), dat geeft niet (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | nedankinde (don't mention it). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ei ansaitse (not at all). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | il n'y a pas de quoi (you are welcome), de rien (you are welcome), cela ne fait rien. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Canadian | bienvenue. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | wenn's ihnen spaß macht, von mir aus gerne, nichts zu danken, keine ursache (don't mention it), gern geschehen (don't mention it, my pleasure, not at all), bitte sehr (don't mention it, please), bitte (appeal, application, don't mention it, go ahead, have a seat, here you are, if you please, not at all, petition, plea, please, please do, please pass the bread, request, suit, sure, that's all right, this way in), aber gerne. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Icelandic | það var ekkert (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right), það gerir ekkert til (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | prego (after you, don't mention it, not at all, please, you welcome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malay | tidak apa apa (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | ingen årsak (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right), det gjør ikke noe (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | you'reay elcomeway nie ma za co (don't mention it). (various references) poucoimporta (don't mention it, it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, that's okay), nãoimporta (don't mention it, it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, that's okay), nãohádeque (don't mention it), denada (don't mention it). (various references) siempre te esperamos, siempre le esperamos, no hay de qué (don't mention it, not a bit, not at all, think nothing of it). (various references) ingen orsak (it doesn't matter, never mind, no trouble, not at all, that's all right, you are welcome), för all del (don't mention it, it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, you are welcome), det gör ingenting (it doesn't matter, never mind, no matter, that's all right). (various references) не варто подяки, ласкаво просимо (welcome), будь ласка (not at all, now, please, ta). (various references) croeso (welcome). (various references) akunandaba (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "'-c-e-e-e-l-m-o-o-r-u-w-y" | |
-5 letters: welcomer. | |
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