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welcome [ˈwɛlkəm]

1 welcome interjection
  • —used as a friendly greeting to someone who has arrived at a place

2 welcome adjective
  • giving someone happiness or pleasure
  • —used to say that you are happy to have someone come to and stay in a place (such as your home)
  • —used to say that someone can have or take something because you do not want it yourself—+ to

3 welcome verb
  • to greet (someone) in a warm and friendly manner
  • to receive or accept (something) with happiness or pleasure

4 welcome noun
  • the way in which someone is greeted —sometimes used figuratively