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Welcomed

Welcome \Wel"come\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Welcomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Welcoming.] [AS. wilcumian.] To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new ide

  1. ``I welcome you to land.''
    --Addison.

    Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
    --Milton.

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welcomed
  1. Having received a warm welcome. v

  2. (en-past of: welcome)

WordNet
welcomed

adj. gladly and cordially received or admitted [syn: welcomed(a)]

Usage examples of "welcomed".

I uttered some expressions of sympathy, and the boor did not take the trouble to answer me, but I was avenged for his foolish stiffness by the enthusiasm with which I was welcomed by everyone else.

He welcomed me warmly, begged me to come and see him again, and told me how sorry he had been at my unjust imprisonment.

Soon after she came into the room and welcomed me, saying that she had been expecting me, as Triulzi had written to her on the subject.

There was nothing interesting in the opera at Casal, so I went to Pavia, where, though utterly unknown, I was immediately welcomed by the Marchioness Corti, who received all strangers of any importance.

I was compelled by poverty to become a member of a musical band, in which I could expect neither esteem nor consideration, and I was well aware that I should be the laughing-stock of the persons who had known me as a doctor in divinity, as an ecclesiastic, and as an officer in the army, and had welcomed me in the highest society.

He accosted Madame Morin with easy grace, was welcomed heartily by her, spoke well, scarcely gave me a glance, and did not say a word to the nieces.

She and her husband welcomed me with great warmth, but I cared for her no longer, and did not wish to see her again.

I then threw into the loft the bundles and the fragments that I had broken off the window, and I stepped down to the monk, who welcomed me heartily and drew in the ladder.

I made haste to meet them on the stair, and welcomed them, saying I was glad they had done me the honour to come and take breakfast with me, pretending not to know of any other reason.

He was afraid he had half ruined me, and also that people might say he had only welcomed me for the sake of my money.

His Holiness welcomed me most graciously, and said he was surprised that I had not gone to see the sights on the Corso like everybody else.

She had received an introduction from Lady Harrington, and so welcomed the young lady in the most cordial manner.

She welcomed me as a fellow-countryman in a strange land, told me of her struggles, and added that now she had an easy life of it, and associated with the pleasantest ladies in St.

On leaving the house I went to call on Prince Augustus Sulkowski, who welcomed me as of old, but told me that I had made a mistake in returning to Warsaw as public opinion was against me.

I was welcomed everywhere, and everywhere I had to tell the story of my duel.