 9 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
welcome
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" [ant: {unwelcome}]
noun
1: the state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome"
2: a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"
verb
1: accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"
2: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival [syn: {receive}] [ant: {say
farewell}]
3: receive someone, as into one's house
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Welcome \Wel"come\, noun
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. --Shenstone.
Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too. --South.
{To bid welcome}, to receive with professions of kindness.
To thee and thy company I bid
A hearty welcome. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Welcome \Wel"come\, adjective [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}, noun, 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.
--Cowper.
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.
Note: 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Welcome \Wel"come\, verb (used with an object) [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. --Milton.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
141 Moby Thesaurus words for "welcome":
abide by, accede, accept, acceptable, acceptance, accession,
acclaim, accueil, acquiesce, acquiesce in, acquiescence, acquire,
affable, agree, agree to, agree with, agreeable, agreement,
agreement in principle, amiable, amicable, applaud, assent,
assentation, be responsible for, bigheartedness, blissful,
bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, bring down, bring on,
bring upon, buy, cheer, cheerful, compatible, complaisant,
compliance, comply, concurrence, congenial, consent, contract,
cordial, desirable, dulcet, easy purse strings, embrace,
en rapport, enjoyable, fair, fair and pleasant, fall in with,
fall into, favorable, felicific, felicitous, fine, free hand,
freedom, freehandedness, freeheartedness, freeness, gain,
general agreement, generosity, generousness, genial, get,
give the nod, givingness, glad hand, good, goodly, gracious,
graciousness, grateful, gratifying, great heart, greatheartedness,
greetings, hail, harmonious, heart-warming, hearty assent,
hearty welcome, hold with, honeyed, hospitality, hug, in toto,
incur, invite, largeheartedness, largeness, largess, liberality,
liberalness, likable, magnanimity, make welcome, mellifluous,
mellow, munificence, nice, nod, nod assent, open arms, open hand,
open heart, openhandedness, openheartedness, pleasant, pleasing,
pleasurable, pleasure-giving, pleasureful, receipt, receive,
receiving, reception, refuge, rewarding, run, satisfying,
smiling reception, subscribe to, support, sweet, sympathetic,
take kindly to, taking in, the glad hand, unselfishness, vote for,
warm assent, welcome mat, welcoming, yes, yield assent
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Welcome, MD
Zip code(s): 20693
Welcome, MN (city, FIPS 69070)
Location: 43.66839 N, 94.61853 W
Population (1990): 790 (327 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56181
Welcome, NC (CDP, FIPS 71760)
Location: 35.91085 N, 80.25420 W
Population (1990): 3377 (1357 housing units)
Area: 21.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Welcome, SC (CDP, FIPS 75535)
Location: 34.82094 N, 82.45803 W
Population (1990): 6560 (2713 housing units)
Area: 11.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Welcome, NC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in North Carolina
Population (2000): 3538
Housing Units (2000): 1514
Land area (2000): 9.348916 sq. miles (24.213580 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.348916 sq. miles (24.213580 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71760
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.904822 N, 80.252481 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Welcome, NC
Welcome
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Welcome, SC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in South Carolina
Population (2000): 6390
Housing Units (2000): 2947
Land area (2000): 4.614729 sq. miles (11.952092 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.614729 sq. miles (11.952092 sq. km)
FIPS code: 75535
Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location: 34.822089 N, 82.448455 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Welcome, SC
Welcome
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Welcome, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 721
Housing Units (2000): 347
Land area (2000): 0.909949 sq. miles (2.356756 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.909949 sq. miles (2.356756 sq. km)
FIPS code: 69070
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 43.667335 N, 94.618756 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 56181
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Welcome, MN
Welcome
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