Definition of welcome

• 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.