welcome

Speech parts

1. welcome - Noun

2. welcome - Adjective

3. welcome - Verb

4. welcome - Interjection

5. Welcome - Proper noun

Meaning

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

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

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

Salutation to a newcomer.

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

receive accept acceptable desirable favorable encouraging acknowledge pleasant appreciated satisfying salute entertain pleasing greet delightful
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Antonyms

unwelcome coventry godspeed snipe sayonara ciao
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Hypernyms

have take receive accept recognize acceptance

Hyponyms

hospitality inhospitality glad hand cordial reception

Phrases with the word

Welcome Home Welcome Back You're welcome You are welcome welcome to my world you welcome

Derivatives

welcomed welcoming

Examples

Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts. Dan Quayle

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. Helen Keller

All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else they ignore, or pronounce to be monstrous and wrong, or deny to be possible. George Santayana

Come seldom, come welcome. Irish Proverb

A gift, though small, is welcome. Greek Proverb

Who comes seldom, is welcome. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Welchel welcher welchman welcome aboard Welcome Back welcome change