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Definition: Welcome |
WelcomeAdjective1. 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". Noun1. The state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome". 2. A greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome". Verb1. Accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals". 2. Bid welcome to; greet upon arrival. 3. Receive someone, as into one's house. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "welcome" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | To dream that you receive a warm welcome into any society, foretells that you will become distinguished among your acquaintances and will have deference shown you by strangers. Your fortune will approximate anticipation. To accord others welcome, denotes your congeniality and warm nature will be your passport into pleasures, or any other desired place. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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Welcome is a city located in Martin County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 721.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 721 people, 310 households, and 200 families residing in the city. The population density is 305.9/km² (792.4/mi²). There are 347 housing units at an average density of 147.2/km² (381.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.17% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 310 households out of which 28.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% are married couples living together, 6.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% are non-families. 31.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.33 and the average family size is 2.90. In the city the population is spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $32,125, and the median income for a family is $38,438. Males have a median income of $30,875 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,539. 6.9% of the population and 3.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.4% are under the age of 18 and 6.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Welcome, Minnesota."
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Welcome is a town located in Davidson County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,538.Geography
Welcome is located at 35°54'17" North, 80°15'9" West (35.904822, -80.252481)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 24.2 km² (9.4 mi²). 24.2 km² (9.4 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,538 people, 1,437 households, and 1,092 families residing in the town. The population density is 146.1/km² (378.4/mi²). There are 1,514 housing units at an average density of 62.5/km² (161.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 95.31% White, 2.66% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,437 households out of which 31.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% are married couples living together, 8.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% are non-families. 20.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.46 and the average family size is 2.84. In the town the population is spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.5 males. The median income for a household in the town is $42,266, and the median income for a family is $51,810. Males have a median income of $32,183 versus $26,495 for females. The per capita income for the town is $22,613. 5.0% of the population and 3.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.5% are under the age of 18 and 8.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Welcome, North Carolina."
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Welcome is a town located in Greenville County, South Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 6,390.Geography
Welcome is located at 34°49'20" North, 82°26'54" West (34.822089, -82.448455)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²). 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 6,390 people, 2,696 households, and 1,771 families residing in the town. The population density is 535.2/km² (1,384.7/mi²). There are 2,947 housing units at an average density of 246.8/km² (638.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 75.74% White, 17.98% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 4.43% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. 7.87% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,696 households out of which 27.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% are married couples living together, 13.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% are non-families. 30.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.35 and the average family size is 2.90. In the town the population is spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.3 males. The median income for a household in the town is $31,851, and the median income for a family is $39,531. Males have a median income of $31,086 versus $22,368 for females. The per capita income for the town is $17,451. 10.9% of the population and 7.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.8% are under the age of 18 and 10.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Welcome, South Carolina."
Synonym: WelcomeSynonym: receive (v). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: unwelcome (adj), say farewell (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Arrival | Noun: arrival, advent; landing; debarkation, disembarkation; reception, welcome, vin d'honneur. |
Interjection: welcome! hail! all Hail! good-day, good morrow! | |
Courtesy | Receive, do the honors, usher, greet, hail, bid welcome; welcome, welcome with open arms; shake hands; hold out the hand, press the hand, squeeze the hand, press the flesh; bid Godspeed; speed the parting guest; cheer, serenade. |
Interjection: hail! welcome! well met! ave! all hail! good day, good morrow! Godspeed! pax vobiscum! may your shadow never be less! | |
Compliment; fair words, soft words, sweet words; honeyed phrases, ceremonial;salutation, reception, presentation, introduction, accueil, greeting, recognition; welcome, abord, respects, devoir, regards, remembrances; kind regards, kind remembrances; love, best love, duty; empty encomium, flattering remark, hollow commendation; salaams. | |
Friendship | Acquainted, familiar, intimate, thick, hand and glove, hail fellow well met, free and easy; welcome. |
Pain | Adjective: causing pleasure; Verb: laetificant; pleasure-giving, pleasing, pleasant, pleasurable; agreeable; grateful, gratifying; leef, lief, acceptable; welcome, welcome as the roses in May; welcomed; favorite; to one's taste, to one's mind, to one's liking; satisfactory; (good). |
Sociality | Welcome, welcomeness; greeting; hearty welcome, hearty reception, warm reception; urbanity; (courtesy); familiarity. |
Welcome, welcome as the roses in May; f_ted, entertained. | |
Phrase: " a crowd is not company "; " be bright and jovial among your guests tonight "; " his worth is warrant for his welcome "; " let's be red with mirth "; " welcome the coming speed the parting guest ". | |
Entertain; give a party; Noun: be at home, see one's friends, hang out, keep open house, do the honors; receive, receive with open arms; welcome; give a warm reception; n. to kill the fatted calf. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Welcome |
| English words defined with "welcome": All hail ♦ breath of fresh air ♦ glad hand ♦ Hurra ♦ inhospitality, intrusion, invitation, invitational ♦ most ♦ persona non grata, Proface ♦ receive, reception line ♦ Salutatory ♦ To bid welcome, To find the latchstring out, To thrust one's self in ♦ unacceptable, unwelcome, unwelcome person, unwished, unwished-for ♦ warmhearted, Welcomely, Welcomeness, welcoming committee. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "welcome": Canary Birds ♦ Fatted Calf ♦ IF2 ♦ Keep Touch ♦ Lucifera ♦ Warm Reception, welcome cocktail, welcome party, welcome reception, Welks. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Welcome" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Pidgin English (to thank). |
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Screenplays | Hello! We're your neighbors from two doors down and we just wanted to welcome you to the neighborhood (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball) Welcome to hard times, Daddy (The Sweet Hereafter; writing credit: Atom Egoyan) Welcome to the maxi-pad (Reality Bites; writing credit: Ben Stiller, written by Helen Childress.) The Americans always love to hear how welcome they are. (M. Butterfly; writing credit: David Henry Hwang.) Why should I welcome you, Gandalf Stormcrow (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh) | |
Lyrics | Now let me welcome everybody to the wild, wild west (California Love; performing artist: 2 PAC) One more set of boots on your welcome mat (I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That; performing artist: Elton John) It's my life, I'd like to welcome ya'll to the Eminem show (Cleanin' Out My Closet; performing artist: Eminem) Oh, you're welcome, well, I don't think I caught your name (The Chair; performing artist: George Strait) Cause you're not welcome anymore ("I Will Survive"; performing artist: Gloria Gayner) | |
Clever | Welcome to America… Now speak English. (references; author: unknown) You work for a defense contractor if your company welcome sign is attached with Velcro strips. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974) Johnny Bristol Welcome Home (1972) Soldier Boys Welcome Home (1972) Welcome Home (1971) My World and Welcome to It (1969) | |
Song Titles | Welcome To Jungle (performing artist: Guns N' Roses) Welcome To Atlanta (performing artist: Jermaine Dupri & Ludacris) WELCOME BACK (performing artist: John Sebastian ) Welcome Home (performing artist: Peters & Lee) | |
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 | STS-26 Welcome Home Ceremony. Credit: NASA. |  | Traditional music to welcome the salmon was played at the dedication ceremony. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Scott Gudes delivers a welcome speech to the volunteers that joined the NOAA Restoration Center staff and Tampa Baywatch to assist in the monofilament clean-up. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Cover page of "Welcome Aboard!" pamphlet for Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship FERREL ASV92. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | "BLM staff, Ardis Ott, Krysten Yates, and Jill Bard, welcome volunteers". Credit: Saundra Miles. |  | Welcome Soap. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Welcome : Freedom From Smoking. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Friends and relatives crowd the gangways to welcome home their loved ones as the carrier returns to Mayport, Florida, following an eight month deployment with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. About 1600 people were waiting on the pier to greet the ship. Photograph dated 20 May (1967?). Credit: NAVY. |
 | The Propagation Society - More free than welcome. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Foot weary soldiers, returning from a hike, catch the welcome whiff of dinner. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Welcome" by Elias Minasi Commentary: "Welcome to new classroom´s year." | "Misty Wales" by Karin Jonsson Commentary: "Welcome to misty Wales!." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Frank Mcghie | Welcome the task that makes you go beyond yourself. |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest. |
Johnson | Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least. |
Lord Byron | The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend. |
Marcus Aurelius | Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else. |
Napoleon Bonaparte | The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need. |
Plautus | No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days. |
Samuel Johnson | The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery. |
Thomas Hobbes | Such truth as opposeth no man's profit nor pleasure is to all men welcome. |
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Communist Manifesto | 1848 | To the absolute governments, with their following of parsons, professors, country squires and officials, it served as a welcome scarecrow against the threatening bourgeoisie. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | We welcome her flag upon the seas. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961 | I do not shrink from this responsibility--I welcome it. (reference) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | She could now look forward to giving him that full and perfect confidence which her disposition was most ready to welcome as a duty |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | Lady Muriel and her father gave me a delightfully warm welcome. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Sombre as it was, it put on the kindest of its moods to welcome her. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | And still, we maintain, they were always welcome. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Welcome home, Stephen |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | Well are you welcome to the open air. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Welcome, brother |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I turned about several times to the company, paid my humble respects, said they were welcome, and used some other speeches I had been taught |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The organizations listed on the Information Resources card in the back pocket of this brochure welcome inquiries from the public. (references) | |
Older children in particular welcome the opportunity to be taken into their parents' confidence and will often respond in helpful ways. Finding things for them to do for their sick brother or sister, or their worried parents, gives many young people a sense of belonging and usefulness that might otherwise be lacking in the family's focus on cancer. (references) | ||
Business | Many training institutes would welcome foreign investment and participation. (references) | |
There is monopoly in the satellite services and equipment sector, and new entrants are welcome. (references) | ||
There is no monopoly in the satellite services and equipment sector, and new entrants are welcome. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Suriname | Political dissidents who emigrated during the years of military rule are welcome to return. (references) |
Malaysia | He stated that opposition parties were welcome to use private news stations or apply for broadcasting licenses of their own. (references) | |
Central African Republic | In December in cooperation with U.N. agencies, the Government formed a Committee of Reception and Welcome to persuade the civilian refugees in the DRC to return to the country. (references) | |
Economic History | Australia | Investment is welcome, but only on Tasmania's terms. (references) |
Belgium | U.S. companies are welcome to advertise in the magazine. (references) | |
Malaysia | Foreign participation is generally welcome at all stages. (references) | |
Human Rights | Mauritania | The Government continued to welcome the return of any citizens who had been expelled or who had fled from 1989 to 1991. In July former President Moktar Ould Daddah, who had been living abroad since his overthrow in 1978, returned to the country. (references) |
Minorities | Zimbabwe | Catholic Church officials say they welcome interfaith dialog with Muslims but believe some of the evangelical churches are hostile to Islam. (references) |
Political Economy | KUWAIT | Foreign investment is welcome in Kuwait for minority partnership in select sectors. (references) |
Travel | Romania | Romanian nationals are friendly, industrious people, and foreigners are usually made very welcome. (references) |
Ukraine | Some useful Ukrainian vocabulary to remember is DOBRIY DEHN (hello, good day); DYA-KOO-YOU (thank you); BOOD LASKA (please/you're welcome). (references) | |
Guyana | U.S. businesspersons desiring more detailed security information are welcome to contact the Embassy's Regional Security Office (RSO) for a security briefing. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Nicaragua | These four also have left, allegedly because the CTN workers did not welcome them. (references) |
Mali | Welcome centers have been set up in Mopti, Sikasso, and Bamako to assist child trafficking victims in returning to their families. (references) | |
Mali | This figure represents the number of children who were assisted at the Malian welcome centers; children who returned home without first going through a welcome center were not counted. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dan Rather | Thanks for staying here. Welcome back. We're going to take a call, go to the telephones now, from Virginia Beach, Virginia. You're on. |
Earl Charles Spencer | Well, I always make it clear that they're more than welcome to ask anything or say anything or whatever with me, and I think that's a healthy way for it to be. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | We do not dread, rather do we welcome, their progress in education and industry. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | So I welcome this message and consider it an important contribution to peace. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | I am sure that the American people would welcome a chance to listen to the Soviet leaders on our television-as I would like the Soviet people to hear our leaders on theirs. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | As President, I welcome the advice and cooperation of the House and the Senate. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Welcome" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 39.62% of the time. "Welcome" is used about 5,091 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 39.62% | 2,017 | 4,280 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 23.53% | 1,198 | 6,462 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 22.23% | 1,132 | 6,752 |
| Noun (singular) | 14.38% | 732 | 9,235 |
| Interjection | 0.24% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5,091 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "welcome" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Welcome | Last name | 1,000 | 15,302 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| USA | Welcome Home, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Welcome, MD 2. Welcome, MN (city, FIPS 69070) 3. Welcome, NC (CDP, FIPS 71760) 4. Welcome, SC (CDP, FIPS 75535) |
Expressions using "welcome": address of welcome ♦ be welcome ♦ bid smb. welcome ♦ bid welcome ♦ enthusiastic welcome ♦ extend a warm welcome ♦ extend a welcome ♦ extend welcome to smb. ♦ give a hearty welcome to ♦ give a warm welcome ♦ hearty welcome ♦ jubilant welcome ♦ make smb. welcome ♦ outstay one's welcome ♦ overstay one's welcome ♦ overstay smb.'s welcome ♦ tepid welcome ♦ To bid welcome ♦ warm welcome ♦ wear out one's welcome ♦ welcome address ♦ welcome as snow in harvest ♦ welcome back ♦ welcome cocktail ♦ welcome frame ♦ welcome home! ♦ welcome mat ♦ welcome message ♦ welcome news ♦ welcome page ♦ welcome party ♦ welcome reception ♦ welcome smb. cordially ♦ welcome speech ♦ welcome to our country! ♦ welcome wagon ♦ whoever comes will be welcome ♦ words of welcome ♦ you are welcome ♦ youre welcome ♦ you're welcome ♦ you're welcome to it!. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "welcome": welcome-back, welcome-for-foreigners, welcome-home, Welcome-to-our-house, welcome-to-the-tribe-of-women. | |
Ending with "welcome": ever-welcome, less-welcome, non-welcome, royal-welcome. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "welcome"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | welkom. (various references) | |
Albanian | uroj mirëseardhjen, pritje (anticipation, dinner party, evening, expectance, expectancy, expectation, function, party, reception, recipiency, wait, waiting), pranoj me kënaqësi, mirëseerdhët, mirëseardhje (salute), mirëpritje (hospitality), mirëpres (greet), me vend (apposite, appositely, apt, happy, Pat, pertinent, proper, reasonable, right, seemly, suitable, to the point), i mirëpritur (acceptable). (various references) | |
Arabic | قبول (acceptance), استقبال (reception), محتفى به, مرحبا (hallo, hello), مرحب به, حفلة استقبال, ترحيب (greeting, plaudit), إحتفى (lionize), إستقبل (receive), أهلا وسهلا (hallo, hullo), رحب (be wide, capacious, extend, greet, large, ocean, receive, salute, spacious). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | който има свободен достъп, навременен (apropos, merciful, not unwelcome, opportune, prompt, providential, seasonable, timely, well timed, well-judged), на когото се разрешава, желан (acceptable, desirable, intended, wanted), приятен (acceptable, agreeable, cheerful, clever, companionable, cozy, darling, easy, engaging, enjoyable, good, gracious, grateful, groovy, jocund, jolly, likable, likeable, likely, luscious, merry, musical, nice, nice-looking, not unwelcome, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pretty, refreshing, rose colored, rose coloured, sapid, satisfying, savoury, soft, sweet, sympathetic, toothsome), приет радушно, посрещнат добре, посрещам с добре дошъл, добър прием, добро посрещане, добре дошъл (acceptable, god given). (various references) | |
Chinese | 欢迎 (Welcomed, Welcoming), 歡迎光臨 , 歡迎 (to welcome), 受歡迎 (popular). (various references) | |
Czech | vítejte (you are welcome), vítat (acclaim, cheer, greet), vítaný, vítán, uvítaní, přivítat (greet), přivítání (reception), přijetí (acceptance, admission, adoption, reception). (various references) | |
Danish | velbekomme. (various references) | |
Dutch | welkom heten, welkom (acceptable), verwelkomen, feestelijk inhalen, feestelijk inhalen, feestelýk inhalen, begroeten (greet, greeting, salute). (various references) | |
Esperanto | bonvenon, bonvenigi, akcepti solene. (various references) | |
Farsi | پذیراءی کردن (Entertain, Lodge), خوشایند (Gracious), خوشامدگفتن , خوشامد. (various references) | |
Finnish | tervetullut (you are welcome), tervetuliaiset, mieluisa, mieluinen. (various references) | |
French | bonjour, accueille, accueillir, accueillons, accuellir, bien accueillir, bienvenir, accueil, bienvenue, soyez le bienvenu (you are welcome), faire bon accueil, il n'y a pas de quoi (you are welcome, you're welcome), opportun, réception, recevoir, recevoir solennellement, salut (Danubian wels, wels, wels catfish), bienvenu. (various references) | |
French Canadian | bienvenue (you're welcome). (various references) | |
Frisian | wolkom. (various references) | |
German | willkommen (blessed), begrüßen (applaud, appreciate, greet, salute, to come and meet, to welcome), willkommen heißen (bid welcome, greet). (various references) | |
Greek | καλωσορίζω. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מתקבל בברכה, לקדם בברכה (greet), לקבל פנים, לברך לשלום (hail, salaam, salute), קבלת פנים (reception), בואך לשלום, ברוך הבא!, רצוי (acceptable, appeasement, desirable, expedient, favourable, placation, propitiation, satisfaction). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szívesen látott (acceptable), fogadtatás (reception). (various references) | |
Icelandic | það var ekkert (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, you're welcome), það gerir ekkert til (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, you're welcome). (various references) | |
Indonesian | sambutan (greeting, nibble), sambut (greet), menyambut (greet), mengelu-elukan. (various references) | |
Irish | fáilte (of welcome). (various references) | |
Italian | benvenuto, gradito (appreciated, pleasant), bene arrivate. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | おけさ節 (okesa song, peeing, to pee, to say commonplace things), お帰り (return), 接待 (reception, serving), 有難い (appreciated, evoking gratitude, grateful, thankful), 有り難い (appreciated, evoking gratitude, grateful, thankful), 歓迎 (reception), 歓迎 (reception), 御帰り (return), 奉迎 , 優待 (hospitality, preferential treatment, warm reception), いみ合う (awfully, dear me!, dear!, Good gracious, terribly, to be, to come, to go, to quarrel, to snarl), ウェーバーの法則 (on-deck batter's circle, rag, taking a pitch, wafer, wafers, waist, waist bag, waist nipper, waist pouch, waistcoat, waistline, wait, waiter, waiting circle, waiting game, waiting room, waiting system, waitress, Wales, walk rally, walk through, walkathon, walkie-lookie, walkie-talkie, walking dictionary, walking shoes, Walkman, war cry, war game, ware, -ware, warehouse, warm, warming, warming-up, warm-up, warning lamp, waste ball, water chute, water closet, water hazard, water polo, watercolor, watercooler, waterfall, waterfront, watermelon, waterproof, watertight, wave, wave-front, way, weapon, wear, weather, weathercock, weatherstrip molding, web, Weber, Weber's law, wedding, wedding bell, wedding cake, wedding dress, wedding march, wedding ring, wedding veil, wedeling, wedge heel, wedge sole, weight, weight lifting, weight training, well-done, west, West Coast, West End, West Point, West Side, West Virginia, western, Western grip, Western league, Western music, Westinghouse, wet, wet core, wet cut, wet suit, worm gear), えり好み (being particular about, fastidious, hey!, type of traditional vocal music). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おかえり (return), おいでやす , おこしやす , ほうげい, せったい (conversion, exchange, reception, replacement, serving, switching, switchover), かんげい (reception), いらっしゃいませ , いらっしゃい , ありがたい (appreciated, evoking gratitude, grateful, thankful), ゆうたい (bowing out, corporeal, ethereal body, hospitality, mailbag, preferential treatment, retiring voluntarily, tangible, warm reception), ウエルカム . (various references) | |
Korean | 환영 (illusion, Phantom, Welcoming). (various references) | |
Malay | tidak apa apa (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, you're welcome). (various references) | |
Manx | oltaghey (bless, bless as food, entertain, entertaining, entertainment, grace, grace before food, hospitality, receive, reception, refresh, regale, salutation, salute, treat), failtagh (hospitable, welcoming), failt royd, cur failt er (receive). (various references) | |
Norwegian | ingen årsak (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, you're welcome), det gjør ikke noe (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, you're welcome). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | elcomeway.(various references) | |
Polish | witać. (various references) | |
Portuguese | receber (accept, collect, derive, do, entertain, get, have, meet, reap, receive, salute, take in), grato (grate, grateful, hoped-for, thankful), dar as boas-vindas a (bid welcome), boas-vindas (hearty welcome), boa vinda, bem-vindo (hoped-for), bem‐vindo, agradável (amiable, comely, congenial, cushy, delectable, delightful, easy, enjoyable, entertaining, fine, genial, gladsome, glorious, good-humored, good-humoured, goodly, good-natured, kindly, lovely, merry, music, musical, neat, nice, nutty, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, pretty, racy, restful, snug, sober-blooded, soft, songful, stunner, suave, taking, well-done, well-natured), acolhimento (acceptance, admission, greeting, reception, refuge), acolhido, acolhida (acceptance, admission, reception, refuge), acolher com prazer, acolher bem, acolher (accept, admit, entertain, harbor, harbour, receive, salute, shelter, take in). (various references) | |
Romanian | ura bun venit cuiva, saluta (acclaim, bow, cheer, greet, hail, salute), salut (cheerio, good bye, greeting, hail, hallo, hullo, nod, salutation, salute, so long), primire cãlduroasã (hearty welcome, warm welcome), primi cu bucurie pe cineva, ospãta (banquet, board, feast, feed, grub, regale, treat), omeni (dine, eat, feed, honor, honour, revere, treat, wine), liber sã facã ceva, bun venit (be welcome), bun ajuns (be welcome), binevenit (felicitous, salutary, seasonable, timely), bine ai venit (be welcome, happy to see you, I am happy to see you), aplauda (acclaim, applaud, cheer, clap, commend, greet), aclama (acclaim, cheer, hail, hurrah, shout), întâmpina (find, greet, head back, incur, meet). (various references) | |
Russian | радушно принимать, одобрять (applaud, approbate, approve, approve of, approved, aprobate, aprove, aproved, look with favor on, look with favour on), желанный (desirable, hoped-for), приветствовать (bid welcome, greet, hail, salaam, salute), добро пожаловать (you are welcome, you are wellcome). (various references) | |
Scottish | fàiltich, fàilte (hail!, salutation, salute), fàilt , fàilte, altachadh-beatha (salutation). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | primiti (accept, admit, receive, take, take it into, take on, take over), prijatan (agreeable, bonny, conversable, cosy, cozy, delectable, enjoyable, gratified, gratifying, jolly, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, savory, savoury), poželjan (desirable), obradovati se, dobrodošlica, dobrodošao, dočekati (meet, receive), doček (reception). (various references) | |
Spanish | dar la bienvenida (greet), bienvenida (greeting), grato (agreeable, heartwarming, pleasant, pleasurable), bienvenido (acceptable, greetings), agradable (agreeable, capacious, comfortable, congenial, enjoyable, genial, goodly, likable, lovely, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, satisfying). (various references) | |
Swedish | välkommen (palatable), välkomna (glad-hand, greet), kärkommen. (various references) | |
Turkish | sıcak karşılama (a warm reception, hearty welcome), karşılamak (answer, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, fulfil, fulfill, greet, make amends, meet, provide, provision, receive, recompense, recoup, redress, satisfy, supply, take), karşılama (compensation, greeting, meeting, reception, recompense, recuperation, supply), hoşgeldiniz, hoşgeldin, hoş karşılamak (look with favour on), hoş karşılama, hoş geldiniz demek (bid smb. welcome). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | схвалювати (approbate, approve, countenance, o.k., ok, okay, okey, sanction, smile), гостинність (hospitableness, hospitality, housekeeping), вітати (compliment, congratulate, hail, salaam, salute), ласкаво просимо (you're welcome), бажаний (acceptable, admired, appetible, calculated, desirable, optative, sought after, wishful), приємний (acceptable, agreeable, amiable, balmy, beautiful, boon, canny, clean-cut, complimentary, couth, cozy, cushy, delectable, dulcet, easy, enjoyable, glad, good, goodly, graceful, grateful, jocund, kindly, lepid, nice, nutty, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, pretty, redolent, satisfactory, tasty, yummy), привітання (accost), прийом (acceptance, device, dodge, entertainment, expedient, process, social, stroke), довгожданий. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự hoan nghênh (applause), sự được tiếp đ i ân cần, sự đón tiếp ân cần, dễ chịu (agreeable, merry, nicely, pleasing, pleasurable), được tiếp đ i ân cần, được hoan nghênh hay. (various references) | |
Welsh | hawddamor (good luck), croeso (you're welcome), croesawu, croesawiad (reception). (various references) | |
Zulu | akunandaba (it doesn't matter, never mind, that's all right, you're welcome). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | accepta, acceptam, acceptamque, acceptas, accepti, acceptis, acceptisque, accepto, acceptum, acceptus, commodus, desideratus, exspectata, gratae, grati, gratis, gratissima, gratissimi, gratissimus, gratum, gratus, salutatio, volens, volensque, volente, volentes, volenti, volentibus, volentis. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | berexdhãm, ishîm, ishya. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 25, Verse 13 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Hmerwn de diagenomenwn tinwn agrippaV o basileuV kai bernikh kathnthsan eiV kaisareian aspasomenoi ton fhston |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et cum dies aliquot transacti essent Agrippa rex et Bernice descenderunt Caesaream ad salutandum Festum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne summe daies weren passid, Agrippa kyng, and Beronyce camen doun to Cesarie, to welcome Festus. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | After a certayne dayes kinge Agrippa and Bernice came vnto Cesarea to salute Festus. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And after certain days, king Agrippa and Bernice came to Cesarea, to salute Festus. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 25, Verse 13 |
| Albanian | Pas disa ditësh mbreti Agripa dhe Berenike erdhën në Cezare për të përshëndetur Festin. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug sa paglabay na sa pipila ka adlaw, si Agripa nga hari ug si Bernice nahiabut sa Cesarea aron sa pagyukbo kang Festo. |
| Croatian | Nekoliko dana poslije doðu kralj Agripa i Berenika u Cezareju da pozdrave Festa. |
| Danish | Men da nogle Dage vare forløbne, kom Kong Agrippa og Berenike til Kæsarea og hilste på Festus. |
| Dutch | En als enige dagen voorbijgegaan waren, kwamen de koning Agrippa en Bernice te Cesarea, om Festus te begroeten. |
| Finnish | Muutamien päivien kuluttua kuningas Agrippa ja Bernike saapuivat Kesareaan tervehtimään Festusta. |
| French | Quelques jours après, le roi Agrippa et Bérénice arrivèrent à Césarée, pour saluer Festus. |
| German | Aber nach etlichen Tagen kamen der König Agrippa und Bernice gen Cäsarea, Festus zu begrüßen. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Kèk jou apre sa, wa Agripa ak Berenis rive Sezare. Yo te vin di Festis bonjou. |
| Hungarian | Néhány nap elmúltával pedig Agrippa király és Bernicé érkezék Czézáreába, hogy köszöntsék Festust. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tidak beberapa lama kemudian, Raja Agripa dan Bernike datang ke Kaisarea untuk mengucapkan selamat kepada Festus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Beberapa hari kemudian daripada itu, tibalah Baginda Agerippa dengan Bernike di Kaisaria, hendak menghormatkan Pestus. |
| Italian | Erano trascorsi alcuni giorni, quando arrivarono a Cesarèa il re Agrippa e Berenìce, per salutare Festo. |
| Maori | ¶ A muri iho i etahi ra, ka tae atu a Kingi Akaripa, raua ko Pereniki ki Hiharia, a ka oha ki a Petuha. |
| Norwegian | Men da nogen dager var til ende, kom kong Agrippa og Berenike til Cesarea for å hilse på Festus. |
| Portuguese | Passados alguns dias, o rei Agripa e Berenice vieram a Cesaréia em visita de saudação a Festo. |
| Rumanian | Dupq ckteva zile, kmpqratul Agripa wi Berenice au sosit la Cezarea, ca sq ureze de bine lui Festus. |
| Russian | юЕТЕЪ ОЕУЛПМШЛП ДОЕК ГБТШ бЗТЙРРБ Й чЕТЕОЙЛБ РТЙВЩМЙ Ч лЕУБТЙА РПЪДТБЧЙФШ жЕУФБ. |
| Shuar | ¶ Tura ishichik tsawant nankaamasmatai akupin Akripia ni nuwejai Pirinísejai Jístun áujsataj tusa Sesarianam wearmiayi. |
| Spanish | Pasados algunos días, el rey Agripa y Berenice fueron a Cesarea para saludar a Festo. |
| Swahili | Siku chache baadaye, mfalme Agripa na Bernike walifika Kaisarea ili kutoa heshima zao kwa Festo. |
| Swedish | Efter några dagars förlopp kommo konung Agrippa och Bernice till Cesarea och hälsade på hos Festus. |
| Uma | ¶ Uma mahae ngkai ree, Magau' Agripa hante Bernike, hilou hi ngata Kaisarea mpotabe Festus ngkai kara'ongko' -na jadi' gubernur. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "welcome": welcomed, welcomely, welcomeness, welcomenesses, welcomer, welcomers, welcomes. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "welcome": unwelcome. (additional references) | |
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"Welcome" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Elcome, Melcombe, Relcom, weellcome, welcom, Welcombe, welcomef, welcomer, welcomw, welcum, welkom, welkome, wellcom, wellcome. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "welcome" (pronounced we"lkum) |
| 6 | w e" l k u m | unwelcome. |
| 4 | -l k u m | talcum. |
| 3 | -k u m | modicum, hokum. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-l-m-o-w" | |
-1 letter: cleome. | |
-2 letters: celom. | |
-3 letters: clew, cole, come, cowl, lowe, meow, mewl, mole, weel. | |
-4 letters: cee, cel, col, cow, cwm, eel, elm, eme, ewe, lee, low, mel, mew, moc, mol, mow, ole, owe, owl, wee, woe. | |
-5 letters: el, em, lo, me, mo, oe, om, ow, we, wo. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-l-m-o-w" | |
+1 letter: welcomed, welcomer, welcomes. | |
+2 letters: unwelcome, welcomely, welcomers. | |
+4 letters: clergywomen, policewomen, welcomeness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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