welcomely


wel·come

W0083900 (wĕl′kəm)adj.1. Received with pleasure and hospitality into one's company or home: a welcome guest.2. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable or gratifying: a welcome respite from hard work.3. Cordially or willingly permitted or invited: You are welcome to join us.4. Used in the expression you're welcome to acknowledge an expression of gratitude.n.1. A cordial greeting or hospitable reception given to an arriving person.2. A reception upon arrival: gave the stranger an unfriendly welcome.3. The state of being welcome: Don't overstay your welcome.tr.v. wel·comed, wel·com·ing, wel·comes 1. To greet, receive, or entertain (another or others) cordially or hospitably.2. To receive or accept gladly: would welcome a little privacy.interj. Used to greet cordially a visitor or recent arrival.Idiom: wear out (one's) welcome To visit so often or stay so long as to become a nuisance.
[Middle English, alteration (influenced by wel, well) of Old English wilcuma, welcome guest, welcome; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]
wel′come·ly adv.wel′come·ness n.wel′com·er n.