welcome
accept gladly
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,164 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,812 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- accept gladly I welcome your proposals
- bid welcome to; greet upon arrival also: receive
- receive someone, as into one's house
noun
- the state of being welcome don't outstay your welcome
- a greeting or reception the proposal got a warm welcome
adjective
- giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted a welcome reliefa welcome guest
welcome in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Unto my lord the duke, The best of welcome.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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When Father Con arrived, Phaddhy and Katty were instantly at the door to welcome him.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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Little Joey, however, was always welcome and he'd often drop in on the old sailor and never in vain.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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E V I L I am cast upon a desolate island, having no hopes, no prospects of a welcome deliverance.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1