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Welcome   /wˈɛlkəm/   Listen
verb
Welcome  v. t.  (past & past part. welcomed; pres. part. welcoming)  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." "Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long."


adjective
Welcome  adj.  
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!"
3.
Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library. Note: Welcome is used elliptically for you are welcome. "Welcome, great monarch, to your own."
Welcome-to-our-house (Bot.), a kind of spurge (Euphorbia Cyparissias).


noun
Welcome  n.  
1.
Salutation to a newcomer. "Welcome ever smiles."
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."





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"Welcome" Quotes from Famous Books



... Eschscholtz, and rowing rapidly towards the shore, shouted: "Totabou aidara" (Kotzebue, friend). An immediate change was the result; the petitions the natives were going to address to the Russians were converted into shouts and enthusiastic demonstrations of delight, some rushing forwards to welcome their friend, others running over to announce his ...
— Celebrated Travels and Travellers - Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century • Jules Verne
... all right," said the Inspector. "The police theory was that it was the housekeeper's hat. You are welcome to it." ...
— Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels • Stephen Leacock
... any expenses," interrupted Mrs. Brown, with a smile. "The box is in our shed, and you are welcome to it at any time. But won't you have lunch with us? The children were so anxious for you to come that I thought this would make the time pass more quickly. We did not dream of your coming ...
— Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove • Laura Lee Hope
... for Kitty Cruger was a frequent and welcome visitor at the Verplancks'. "Miss Clarissa is pretty well to-day, thank you, and ole madam is in the drawing-room—Law!" catching sight of Peter, who was skillfully slipping down the hall in Kitty's wake. "Dat you, Massa Peter? Reckon you better hurry, ...
— An Unwilling Maid • Jeanie Gould Lincoln
... great, their company was not necessary to his happiness. He retired whenever he could to the country; there again with joy to welcome his philosophy, his books, and his repose. After having studied man in the commerce of the world, and in the history of nations, he studied him also among those simple people whom nature alone has instructed. ...
— Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 1 • Charles Dudley Warner


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