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Welcome vs Reception - What's the difference?

welcome | reception |

As nouns the difference between welcome and reception

is that welcome is the act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "welcome!"; reception while reception is the act of receiving.

As an interjection welcome

is .

As a verb welcome

is to affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "welcome!".

As an adjective welcome

is whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

welcome

English

Interjection

(en interjection)

    • Verb

    (welcom)
  • To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,
  • To accept something willingly or gladly.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.
  • :
  • *(William Cowper) (1731-1800)
  • *:When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest.
  • Producing gladness.
  • :
  • *, chapter=7
    • , title= 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. 
  • Free to have or enjoy gratuitously.
  • :
  • *
  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
    • We entered the house and found a ready welcome .
  • * Shenstone
    • his warmest welcome at an inn
  • * South
    • Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too.

    Derived terms

    * wear out one's welcome * welcome wagon * you're welcome 1000 English basic words

    reception

    English

    Noun

  • The act of receiving.
  • (uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
    • We have poor TV reception in the valley.
    The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.
  • A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
    • After the wedding we proceeded to the reception .
  • A reaction.
    • The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Former Tottenham star Rohan Ricketts came off the Rovers bench with 19 minutes to go to a warm reception from the home fans, six years after leaving the Lane.}}
  • The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
  • (UK, education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.

    • Synonyms

    * (desk where guests are received) front desk

    Derived terms

    * receptionist * reception desk * reception room

    Related terms

    * receptacle * receptive * receptible * receptor * receive

    Anagrams

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