(n.) Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house,
entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.
(n.) Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present;
welcome news.
(n.) Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to
the use of my library.
(n.) Salutation to a newcomer.
(n.) Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the
house and found a ready welcome.
(v. t.) To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and
entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to
welcome a new idea.
