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welcome

wel·come

US/ˈwɛl.kəm/ very common
verb (3) adjective (1) noun (2)

verb

1.

accept gladly

  • “I welcome your proposals”
2.

bid welcome to; greet upon arrival

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3.

receive someone, as into one''s house

adjective

1.

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”
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noun

1.

the state of being welcome

  • “don”
2.

a greeting or reception

  • “the proposal got a warm welcome”

Origin

From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wished-for guest”; compare also wilcume (“welcome!”, interjection)), from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a wished-for arrival or guest”), possibly from *wiljakwemaną (“to be welcome”), equivalent to will (“desire”) + come (“comer, arrival”).

Phrases

  • glass of welcome Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome
  • outstay one's welcome
  • overstay one's welcome Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome
  • understay one's welcome
  • wear out one's welcome
  • welcome back Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome
  • welcome home Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome
  • welcome mat Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome
  • welcome page Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome
  • welcome pole
  • welcome swallow Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb welcome
  • welcome to my life

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