welcome
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being welcome
don't outstay your welcome
Types & categories
- acceptance hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
accept gladly
I welcome your proposals
Types & categories
- accept hypernym
Related & opposite
- welcome derivation
Sense 3 adjective
giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted
a welcome relief
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a greeting or reception
the proposal got a warm welcome
Types & categories
- greeting hypernym
- cordial reception hyponym
- inhospitality hyponym
- glad hand hyponym
Related & opposite
- welcome derivation
Sense 5 verb
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
Types & categories
- greet hypernym
Related & opposite
- say farewell antonym
- greeter derivation
Sense 6 verb
receive someone, as into one's house
Types & categories
- receive hypernym
Related & opposite
- welcome derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | welcome |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | welcome |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | acceptance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | welcome |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | accept |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | wanted |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | unwelcome |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | welcome |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | welcome |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | greeting |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cordial reception |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | inhospitality |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | glad hand |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | say farewell |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | greeter |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | greet |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | welcome |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | receive |