welcome news

  • 1welcome news — n. good news, cheerful news …

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  • 2news — W1S1 [nju:z US nu:z] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: new] 1.) information about something that has happened recently ▪ I m not sure how he s going to react to the news. ▪ The good news is that tomorrow will be fine and sunny. ▪ You seem upset not …

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  • 3Welcome — Wel come, a. [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS. wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil , as a prefix, akin to willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence, properly, one who comes so as to please another s will; cf. Icel. velkominn welcome, G …

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  • 4Welcome-to-our-house — Welcome Wel come, a. [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS. wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil , as a prefix, akin to willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence, properly, one who comes so as to please another s will; cf. Icel. velkominn… …

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  • 5welcome — [wel′kəm] adj. [ME welcume, altered by assoc. with wel, WELL2 (as if transl. of OFr bien venu) < wilcume < OE wilcuma, orig. n., a welcome guest < willa, pleasure, WILL1 + cuma, guest < cuman, to COME] 1. gladly and cordially received …

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  • 6news — n. new information 1) to announce, give; break, flash; cover the news 2) to spread (the) news 3) to censor; control; cover up, suppress (the) news 4) to color, distort, twist (the) news 5) bad; good; interesting; sensational; shocking; startling; …

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  • 7welcome — wel|come1 W2S3 [ˈwelkəm] v [T] 1.) to say hello in a friendly way to someone who has just arrived = ↑greet ▪ I must be there to welcome my guests. ▪ They welcomed us warmly . ▪ His family welcomed me with open arms (=in a very friendly way) . 2.) …

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  • 8welcome — n., int., v., & adj. n. the act or an instance of greeting or receiving (a person, idea, etc.) gladly; a kind or glad reception (gave them a warm welcome). int. expressing such a greeting (welcome!; welcome home!). v.tr. receive with a welcome… …

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  • 9welcome — 1. noun I appreciate the welcome I got from your parents Syn: greeting, salutation; reception, hospitality; red carpet (treatment) 2. verb 1) welcome your guests in their own language Syn: greet, salute, receive, meet, usher in 2) …

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  • 10welcome — 1. noun a welcome from the vicar Syn: greeting, salutation, reception, hospitality, the red carpet 2. verb 1) welcome your guests in their own language Syn: greet, salute, receive, meet, usher in 2) …

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