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Greets vs Welcome - What's the difference?

greets | welcome |

As verbs the difference between greets and welcome

is that greets is (greet) while welcome is to affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "welcome!".

As nouns the difference between greets and welcome

is that greets is (demoscene) greetings sent to other demosceners, often included in the scrolltext of a demo while welcome is the act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "welcome!"; reception.

As an interjection welcome is

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As an adjective welcome is

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

greets

English

Verb

(head)
  • (greet)

    • Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (demoscene) Greetings sent to other demosceners, often included in the scrolltext of a demo.
  • * 1998 , "andreww", C64 slang'' (on Internet newsgroup ''comp.emulators.cbm )
    • I was just considering the term 'lamer' (because of all these ROM D00DZ who I think of as 'emulamers') and I was wondering: is 'lamer' a term that is unique to the C64 scene? I haven't seen in used it other circles, but it sure used to crop up a hell of a lot in demos, cracktro greets , etc.
  • * 1999 , "Mickael Pointier", Oldskool'' (on Internet newsgroup ''comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos )
    • At this time, I do not really think it was hypocrisis(SIC) to write "no greets' to", or "fucking ' greets goes to"... The immediate effect was to release some other demoes(SIC), proving you're not lame, and that you can beat your "fucker" :)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    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