welcome

welcome adj

see welcome, n.

1. Best; better off; received gladly; more agreeable; even more acceptable; [irony] good riddance; [word play on “well”] healthy.

welcome n

OE < wil will, desire, pleasure + cuma comer, guest.

1. Recognition; acknowledgment; identification.
2. Greeting; salutation; warm reception; happy homecoming; invitation to join a company.

welcome [-s] v

OE wilcumian < wilcuma.

1. Include; embrace; receive; take in; greet favorably; find acceptable.