What does Welcome mean?
Definitions for Welcome
ˈwɛl kəmWel·come
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Welcome.
Princeton's WordNet
welcome(noun)
the state of being welcome
"don't outstay your welcome"
welcome(adj)
a greeting or reception
"the proposal got a warm welcome"
welcome(verb)
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"
welcome(verb)
accept gladly
"I welcome your proposals"
welcome, receive(verb)
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
welcome(verb)
receive someone, as into one's house
Wiktionary
welcome(Noun)
The act of greeting someone's arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.
welcome(Noun)
The utterance of such a greeting.
welcome(Verb)
to affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".
welcome(Verb)
to accept something willingly or gladly.
We welcome suggestions for improvement.
welcome(Adjective)
Whose arrival is a cause of joy.
welcome(Interjection)
Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
Origin: From welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from wilcuma , from weljakwumô, equivalent to . Cognate with walcome, wolkom, welkom, willkommen, Danish and Norwegian velkommen, Swedish välkommen, velkomin.
Webster Dictionary
Welcome(noun)
received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor
Welcome(noun)
producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news
Welcome(noun)
free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library
Welcome(noun)
salutation to a newcomer
Welcome(noun)
kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the house and found a ready welcome
Welcome(verb)
to salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea
Origin: [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.]
Freebase
Welcome
Welcome is a census-designated place in Davidson County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 4,162 at the 2010 census. It is nationally known as the home of NASCAR's Richard Childress. The town motto is "Welcome to Welcome, A Friendly Place," as posted on the welcoming sign. Neighboring communities and municipalities include Midway, Arcadia, and Lexington.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Welcome
wel′kum, adj. received with gladness: admitted willingly: causing gladness: free to enjoy.—n. kindly reception.—v.t. to receive with kindness: to entertain hospitably.—ns. Wel′comeness; Wel′comer, one who welcomes.—Bid a welcome, to receive with professions of kindness. [Scand., Ice. velkominn—vel, well, kominn, pa.p. of koma, to come.]
Editors Contribution
WELCOME
When you Enter this Loving tution room Consider yourself as O e of rhe special Member of Extraordinary family of India
Submitted by rinat on December 22, 2019
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Welcome' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3652
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Welcome' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2029
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Welcome' in Nouns Frequency: #2918
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Welcome' in Verbs Frequency: #358
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Welcome' in Adjectives Frequency: #480
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Welcome in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Welcome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Welcome in a Sentence
Welcome to my office.
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso:
If it's true, I would welcome it.
A pretty woman is a welcome guest.
Welcome to the political revolution.
We're used to it, welcome to Oklahoma.
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Translations for Welcome
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- verwelkomAfrikaans
- رحب, ترحيبArabic
- желани, желано, добре дошъл, добре дошли, добре дошла, приветствам, желана, желанBulgarian
- [[donar]] la [[benvinguda]], benvinguda, acollir, benvingutCatalan, Valencian
- vítat, vítanýCzech
- До́брѣ прити́Old Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- croesawuWelsh
- byde velkommen, velkommen, velkomstDanish
- begrüßen, Begrüßung, willkommen heißen, willkommen, Empfang, gutheißen, herzlich willkommenGerman
- καλωσόρισμαGreek
- bonvenigi, bonvenaEsperanto
- agradable, bienvenida, bienvenido, [[dar#Spanish, acogida, bienvenidosSpanish
- ongi etorriBasque
- خوش آمدیPersian
- tervetulotoivotus, [[toivottaa]] [[tervetullut, tervehtiminen, toivottaa tervetulleeksi, tervetullut, vastaanottoFinnish
- bienvenu, souhaiter la bienvenue, bienvenue, accueillir, accueilFrench
- ferwolkomjeWestern Frisian
- fàilte, cuir fàilte airScottish Gaelic
- benvindo, benvidoGalician
- ברוך הבאHebrew
- आपका स्वागत हैHindi
- fogad, üdvözlés, üdvözöl, kellemes, szívesen látott, fogadtatásHungarian
- benveniteInterlingua
- sambut, dielu-elukan, SELAMAT DATANGIndonesian
- bonvenigarIdo
- benvenuto, accoglienzaItalian
- ברוך הבאHebrew
- 歓迎, うれしく思う, 歓迎すべき, 歓迎するJapanese
- ការស្វាគមន៍, ទទួលKhmer
- 환영, 환영하다Korean
- volens, alicuius adventu festum agere, alicuius adventu festum ago, acceptus, adventu festum ago, welcomeLatin
- rāhiriMāori
- прием, пожелува добредојде, пречекува, добредојде, прима, добредојденMacedonian
- verwelkomen, welkom, graag gezien, begroeting, graag ontvangen, verwelkoming, welkom heten, welkome, ontvangstDutch
- VelkommenNorwegian
- mile widziany, powitanie, witać, WitamyPolish
- recepção, acolher, [[dar]] as [[boas-vindas]] a, bem-vindo, boas-vindas, aceitar, receber, bem vindaPortuguese
- binevenit, întâmpina, binevenită, Bine ati venitRomanian
- приветствовать, желанный, приём, приветствие, добро поRussian
- poželjan, željna, željan, poželjni, poželjna, željno, željni, poželjnoSerbo-Croatian
- dobrodošlica, dobrodošla, dobrodošelSlovene
- välkomna, välkommenSwedish
- வரவேற்புTamil
- స్వాగతTelugu
- mabuhayTagalog
- buyurmak, HoşgeldinizTurkish
- خوش آمدیدUrdu
- chào, hoan nghênh, chào mừngVietnamese
- vekömön, vekömikVolapük
- 歡迎Chinese
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