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Collocation

Lovely to see you.

adjective + infinitive + object pronoun B1 adjective + infinitive + object pronoun

A warm and polite greeting used when meeting someone, expressing pleasure or happiness at their presence. It's similar to 'Nice to see you,' but often conveys a slightly warmer or more enthusiastic sentiment, and is very common in British English.

Lovely to see you.: A warm and polite greeting used when meeting someone, expressing pleasure or happiness at their presence…

Definition

'Lovely to see you.' is a common English collocation. A warm and polite greeting used when meeting someone, expressing pleasure or happiness at their presence. It's similar to 'Nice to see you,' but often conveys a slightly warmer or more enthusiastic sentiment, and is very common in British English.

lovely + to + see + someone

“Oh, it's absolutely lovely to see you again after all these years!”

Examples

  • She smiled brightly and said, "Lovely to see you, John, come on in!"
  • When they met at the cafe, he exclaimed, "Oh, it's lovely to see you here!"
  • After a long journey, arriving home and seeing familiar faces made her think, "How lovely to see you all!"
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  • The host greeted each guest with a warm smile, saying, "Lovely to see you, I'm so glad you could make it."
  • Despite the early hour, she felt a genuine warmth as her colleague walked in, thinking, "It's always lovely to see you, even this early."
  • He didn't expect her to show up, so when she did, his immediate thought was, "How absolutely lovely to see you!"
  • She waved enthusiastically from across the room, mouthing, "Lovely to see you!" as her friend entered.
  • At the conference, bumping into an old mentor, he said, "Lovely to see you here, what a pleasant surprise!"
  • After a week of working from home, it was especially lovely to see you all back in the office on Monday.

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