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Adjective welcome has 1 sense

welcome - 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"
Antonyms: unwelcome, unasked, uninvited, unwanted

Noun welcome has 2 senses

welcome - the state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome"
--₁ is a kind of acceptance

Derived form: verb welcome₃
welcome - a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"
--₂ is a kind of greeting, salutation
--₂ has particulars: cordial reception, hospitality; inhospitality; glad hand
Derived form: verb welcome₁

Verb welcome has 3 senses

welcome - accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"
--₁ is one way to accept, take, have

Derived form: noun welcome₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
welcome, receive - bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
--₂ is one way to greet, recognize, recognise
Antonyms: say farewell

Derived form: noun welcomer₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
welcome - receive someone, as into one's house
--₃ is one way to receive, take in, invite

Derived form: noun welcome₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody