Meaning of "welcome" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WELCOME

Changed (through influence of well1) from Old English wilcuma (agent noun referring to a welcome guest), wilcume (a greeting of welcome), from wilwill² + cuman to come.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WELCOME

welcome  [ˈwɛlkəm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELCOME

Welcome is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb welcome in English.

WHAT DOES WELCOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of welcome in the English dictionary

The first definition of welcome in the dictionary is gladly and cordially received or admitted. Other definition of welcome is bringing pleasure or gratitude. Welcome is also freely permitted or invited.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WELCOME

PRESENT

Present

I welcome

you welcome

he/she/it welcomes

we welcome

you welcome

they welcome

Present continuous

I am welcoming

you are welcoming

he/she/it is welcoming

we are welcoming

you are welcoming

they are welcoming

Present perfect

I have welcomed

you have welcomed

he/she/it has welcomed

we have welcomed

you have welcomed

they have welcomed

Present perfect continuous

I have been welcoming

you have been welcoming

he/she/it has been welcoming

we have been welcoming

you have been welcoming

they have been welcoming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I welcomed

you welcomed

he/she/it welcomed

we welcomed

you welcomed

they welcomed

Past continuous

I was welcoming

you were welcoming

he/she/it was welcoming

we were welcoming

you were welcoming

they were welcoming

Past perfect

I had welcomed

you had welcomed

he/she/it had welcomed

we had welcomed

you had welcomed

they had welcomed

Past perfect continuous

I had been welcoming

you had been welcoming

he/she/it had been welcoming

we had been welcoming

you had been welcoming

they had been welcoming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will welcome

you will welcome

he/she/it will welcome

we will welcome

you will welcome

they will welcome

Future continuous

I will be welcoming

you will be welcoming

he/she/it will be welcoming

we will be welcoming

you will be welcoming

they will be welcoming

Future perfect

I will have welcomed

you will have welcomed

he/she/it will have welcomed

we will have welcomed

you will have welcomed

they will have welcomed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been welcoming

you will have been welcoming

he/she/it will have been welcoming

we will have been welcoming

you will have been welcoming

they will have been welcoming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would welcome

you would welcome

he/she/it would welcome

we would welcome

you would welcome

they would welcome

Conditional continuous

I would be welcoming

you would be welcoming

he/she/it would be welcoming

we would be welcoming

you would be welcoming

they would be welcoming

Conditional perfect

I would have welcome

you would have welcome

he/she/it would have welcome

we would have welcome

you would have welcome

they would have welcome

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been welcoming

you would have been welcoming

he/she/it would have been welcoming

we would have been welcoming

you would have been welcoming

they would have been welcoming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you welcome
we let´s welcome
you welcome

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to welcome

Past participle

welcomed

Present Participle

welcoming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WELCOME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «welcome» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of welcome

acceptable · acceptance · accepted · agreeable · appreciate · at home · delightful · desirable · embrace · entertainment · free · gratifying · greet · greeting · haeremai · hail · hospitality · invited · karanga · meet · mihi · pleasant · pleasing · pleasurable · receive · reception · refreshing · salutation · wanted · welcoming

TRANSLATION OF WELCOME

Find out the translation of welcome to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of welcome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «welcome» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 欢迎
• Translator English - Spanish: recibimiento
• English: welcome
• Translator English - Hindi: आपका स्वागत है
• Translator English - Arabic: تَرْحِيب
• Translator English - Russian: приветствие
• Translator English - Portuguese: boas-vindas
• Translator English - Bengali: স্বাগত
• Translator English - French: bienvenue
• Translator English - Malay: Selamat datang
• Translator English - German: Willkommen
• Translator English - Japanese: 歓迎
• Translator English - Korean: 환영
• Translator English - Javanese: Sambutan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự đón tiếp
• Translator English - Tamil: வரவேற்பு
• Translator English - Marathi: स्वागत आहे
• Translator English - Turkish: Hoşgeldiniz
• Translator English - Italian: accoglienza
• Translator English - Polish: powitanie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: привітання
• Translator English - Romanian: primire
• Translator English - Greek: καλωσόρισμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Welkom
• Translator English - Swedish: välkomnande
• Translator English - Norwegian: velkomst

10 QUOTES WITH «WELCOME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word welcome.

1

Tom Allen

In this part of the world, only Maine gives winter the welcome and the worship it should have.

2

John James Audubon

Great men show politeness in a particular way; a smile suffices to assure you that you are welcome, and keep about their avocations as if you were a member of the family.

3

Emanuel Ax

We should welcome applause whenever it comes.

4

Mary Badham

Most of the performances I see on TV and in movies are so self-conscious and overacted. I would think a natural actress would be welcome.

5

Clare Balding

If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature.

6

Amelia Barr

Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.

7

Gary Bauer

All of my judges will want to welcome every child into the world, give them a place at the table.

8

Jim Beaver

I welcome every chance I get to interact with fans. I've made some very close friendships amongst fans, and I look forward to seeing them.

9

Hal Borland

If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.

10

Paul D. Boyer

It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELCOME»

Discover the use of welcome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to welcome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Welcome to the Dreamhouse: Popular Media and Postwar Suburbs

DIVHistorical and theoretical essays on television and media culture by a leading feminist studies scholar./div "Lynn Spigel's "Welcome to the Dreamhouse "is quite simply superb.

Lynn Spigel, 2001

My World - and Welcome to it

A book of humor and satire covers topics from baseball to Macbeth

James Thurber, 1970

Welcome to the Jungle: New Positions in Black Cultural Studies

The ten essays collected here examine new forms of cultural expression in black film, photography and visual art exerging with a new generation of black British artists, and interprets this prolific creativity within a sociological ...

Kobena Mercer, 2013

Welcome Teacher's Book: English for the Travel and Tourism ...

The second edition includes updated content, extensive practice in writing emails and further communication activities aimed specifically at busy professionals.

Leo Jones, 2005

Welcome to the Jungle: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know ...

I wrote this book because it’s the book I should have been given when I was diagnosed.” With chapters of advice on everything from how to get off the floor after the blow of a bipolar diagnosis to how to think about psychiatry and ...

Hilary T. Smith, 2010

The 4400: Welcome to Promise City

Based on the hit USA Network series The 4400, an original novel about a group of 4400 people taken out of their time and returned to the present day with special powers, only no one, including them, is sure if they are a force for good...or ...

Greg Cox, 2009

Welcome to Hospitality: An Introduction

New To This Edition: Expanded coverage of industry career opportunities, a comprehensive new chapter on the Gaming Industry, and expanded coverage of Events Management.

Kaye (Kye-Sung) Chon, Thomas Maier, 2009

Welcome to the Desert of the Real!: Five Essays on September ...

Probing beneath the level of TV punditry, Zizek offers a highly original and readable account that serves as a fascinating and insightful comprehension of the events of September 11.

Slavoj Žižek, 2002

Welcome Homeopathy

This book has dealt with ailments not amenable to allopathic treatment.

Dr.S.C.Madan, 2010

Welcome to Our Hillbrow: A Novel of Postapartheid South Africa

"First published by University of Natal Press ... Scottsville, South Africa, 2001"--T.p. verso.

Phaswane Mpe, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELCOME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term welcome is used in the context of the following news items.

Welcome to Riyadh-Sur-Mer

When the 79-year old Saudi monarch, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, picked the French Riviera as his summer vacation spot this year, he probably had in mind a ... «New York Times, Aug 15»

Welcome to Your Airbnb

OH, my gosh, welcome! So great to meet you! I'm Margot. This is my boyfriend, Claudio. Claudio doesn't talk much. He mostly speaks with his body. We're ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Welcome To Sweden: “Scrapbook/Skidresa”

“Scrapbook/Skidresa” spends some needed time with Bruce and Emma, together...well, until Emma takes off on her own little mission to catch guest star Anja ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»

Welcome, Everyone, to the Right to Marry

FOR an institution that has, especially in recent weeks and years, been subject to such extensive and vigorous public debate, marriage is strangely unknowable ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

Mischievous man uses roof to welcome airplanes to Cleveland …

When planes fly over the home of Milwaukee resident Mark Gubin, just miles from the Mitchell International Airport, passengers are treated to a friendly greeting ... «Today.com, Jun 15»

A Welcome Victory for Democracy in Turkey

Turkish voters reminded us on June 7 that Turkey is not Russia and that the country's authoritarian President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, can't simply become ... «TIME, Jun 15»

Welcome to the Age of Digital Imperialism

In March, the Culture Ministry of Thailand sent out an unusual communiqué. Women, it seems, both locals and tourists, were snapping pictures of their breasts ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

Welcome To Karachi review: Fun-filled moments make it a …

Ashish R Mohan, the director of Welcome To Karachi, was Rohit Shetty's assistant on many hit films before wielding the megaphone for 2012 film Khiladi 786. «Hindustan Times, May 15»

Review: 'Welcome to This House,' the Private Life of a Poet

“Welcome to This House,” Barbara Hammer's impressionistic yet informative portrait of the poet Elizabeth Bishop, certainly pays tribute to the towering literary ... «New York Times, May 15»

Review: 'Welcome to Me'

... television talk show in "Welcome to Me." Kristen Wiig plays a mentally ill lottery winner who uses her windfall to buy a television talk show in "Welcome to Me.". «Chicago Tribune, May 15»