welcome

[wel·come]

A welcome is a greeting that usually comes when you first arrive. Although you aren't fond of Aunt Martha, you always manage to give her a warm welcome when she comes to visit.

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Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.

Noun
a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"

Noun
the state of being welcome; "don''t outstay your welcome"

Verb
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival

Verb
receive someone, as into one''s house

Verb
accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"

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Adjective
giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted; "a welcome relief"; "a welcome guest"; "made the children feel welcome"; "you are welcome to join us"


n.
Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.

n.
Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news.

n.
Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library.

n.
Salutation to a newcomer.

n.
Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the house and found a ready welcome.

v. t.
To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea.


Welcome

Wel"come , a. [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS. wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil-, as a prefix, akin to willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence, properly, one who comes so as to please another's will; cf. Icel. velkominn welcome, G. willkommen. See Will, n., and Come.] 1. Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.
When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest.
2. Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news. "O, welcome hour!" Milton. 3. Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library. &hand; Welcome is used elliptically for you are welcome. "Welcome, great monarch, to your own." Dryden. Welcome-to-our-house (Bot.), a kind of spurge (Euphorbia Cyparissias). Dr. Prior.

Welcome

Wel"come, n. 1. Salutation to a newcomer. "Welcome ever smiles." Shak. 2. Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the house and found a ready welcome.
His warmest welcome at an inn.
Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too.
To bid welcome, to receive with professions of kindness.
To thee and thy company I bid A hearty welcome.

Welcome

Wel"come, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Welcomed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Welcoming.] [AS. wilcumian.] To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea. "I welcome you to land." Addison.
Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.

Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.

Salutation to a newcomer.

To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea.

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Usage Examples

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

Both my brothers became physicians and I, of course, wandered into a business where the undisciplined are welcome.

But I believe in fair trade, and I will tell you, I have many, many friends heading up corporations, and people that do just business in China, they say it's virtually impossible. It's very, very hard to come into China. And yet, we welcome them with open arms.

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.

Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear.

Defeat the fear of death and you welcome the death of fear.

I had crossed the line. I was free but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.

I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas bring me big ideas to match our future.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

And I came back and it was great, 'cuz George had set up all these flowers all over the studio saying welcome home. So then we got it together again. I always felt it was better on the White one for me. We were more like a band, you know.

During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in many of the traditional schools. And from this backward policy grew the network of historical black colleges and universities.

I welcome the President and working with him to try to get some of that medical malpractice reform so we can get the cost of health care to come down.

I grew up in a family of Republicans. And when I was 18 and registering to vote, my mom's only instruction was 'You just go in and pull the big Republican lever.' That's my welcome to adulthood. She's like, 'No, don't even read it. Just pull the Republican lever.

I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere.

If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.

I think people in Botswana are pleased that my books paint a positive picture of their lives and portray the country as being very special. They've made a great success of their country, and the people are fed up with the constant reporting of only the problems and poverty of the continent. They welcome something which puts the positive side.

A smile is the universal welcome.

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