Celebrate vs Welcome - What's the difference?
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To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep.
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To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites.
To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".
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To accept something willingly or gladly.
Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.
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Producing gladness.
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The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.
The utterance of such a greeting.
Kind reception of a guest or newcomer.
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As verbs the difference between celebrate and welcome
is that celebrate is to extol or honour in a solemn manner while welcome is to affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "welcome!".As an interjection welcome is
.As an adjective welcome is
whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.As a noun welcome is
the act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "welcome!"; reception.celebrate
English
Verb
(celebrat)- to celebrate the name of the Most High
- to celebrate a birthday
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- I was promoted today at work—let’s celebrate !
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- to celebrate a marriage
Usage notes
In sense “to conduct ceremonies, to follow a custom”, generally used of festive occasions, such as Christmas and birthdays. For more solemn occasions, particularly certain religious holidays (“holy days”) and commemorations, the term observe is used instead, as in “This office will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.”Synonyms
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English
Verb
(welcom)Adjective
(en adjective)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“A very welcome , kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing.
Noun
(en noun)- We entered the house and found a ready welcome .
- his warmest welcome at an inn
- Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too.
