Akbayan (en. To embrace)

/ækˈbajan/

Synonyms

To give a warm welcome or appreciation to a person.

Come on, welcome him warmly, he's new here with us!

Grabe, akbayanan mo naman siya, bagong salta siya dito sa atin!

To befriend people, especially if you don't know them well yet.

You should befriend your new classmates so they won’t have a hard time.

Dapat akbayan mo ang mga bagong kaklase mo para hindi sila mahirapan.

To be approachable and open to conversation.

You gotta be more welcoming because they seem shy to chat.

Akbayanan mo na kasi, mukhang nahihiya silang makipag-chat.