5 definitions found
| WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
welcome
adj 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" [ant:
unwelcome]
n 1: the state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome"
2: a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"
v 1: accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"
2: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival [syn:
welcome,
receive] [ant:
say farewell]
3: receive someone, as into one's house
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
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.
--Cowper.
2. Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present;
welcome news. [bd]O, welcome hour![b8] --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.
[bd]Welcome, great monarch, to your own.[b8] --Dryden.
Welcome-to-our-house (Bot.), a kind of spurge (
Euphorbia
Cyparissias). --Dr. Prior.
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Welcome \Wel"come\, n.
1. Salutation to a newcomer. [bd]Welcome ever smiles.[b8]
--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.
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
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. [bd]I welcome you to
land.[b8] --Addison.
Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome
thee, and wish thee long. --Milton.
| 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)