"you are welcome" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-you are welcome.wav
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  1. (formal) Alternative form of you're welcome. Tags: alt-of, alternative, formal Alternative form of: you're welcome
    Sense id: en-you_are_welcome-en-phrase-w3BpNNNj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasebook, English sentences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English phrasebook: 82 18 Disambiguation of English sentences: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see you, are, welcome.
    Sense id: en-you_are_welcome-en-phrase-TOcNqC4O
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